The US State Department said on Tuesday that all non-emergency personnel and their families will be removed from the US Embassy in Bamako, following an attack on a hotel in the capital last month.

The US State Department said on Tuesday  that all  non-emergency personnel and their families will be removed from the US Embassy in Bamako, following an attack on a hotel in the capital last month, Reuters news agency reported.

It said in a statement that the US Embassy in Mali will provide only emergency consular services to US citizens for the foreseeable future.

Nineteen people were killed, including one American, in an attack on Nov. 20 on a luxury hotel in Bamako claimed by two terrorist groups. The State Department said security in Mali remains fluid and the potential for attacks throughout the country remains.