US and UK reopen Bosnia embassies

The United States and Great Britain have reopened their embassies in Bosnia.

The missions were closed last week, after what officials called credible security threats, apparently linked to the American campaign in Afghanistan.

The US embassy said the decision to reopen followed a security review which showed an improvement in the situation.

The British mission thanked the Bosnian authorities for their efforts.

The Bosnian Prime Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, said on Sunday that five people had been arrested in connection with the embassy threats over the past days.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service