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Sweden closes Beirut Embassy, relocates staff to Cyprus

Stockholm urges its citizens to leave Lebanon amid rising regional tensions

Source: CNA

Sweden said on Saturday it was shutting its embassy in Beirut amid fears the war in Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict, after urging thousands of its citizens to leave Lebanon.

"The foreign ministry has instructed its staff to leave Beirut and travel to Cyprus, and the foreign ministry is planning a temporary relocation of its embassy," Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told Swedish Radio, the AFP reported.

The decision had been taken "initially for August but may be extended depending on the security situation."

"The ministry is monitoring developments closely," he said.

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