Diplomats in Riyadh ordered to shelter in place due to potential threat, sources say

RIYADH, March 5 (Reuters) - Diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter were told to shelter in place on Thursday due to a potential but unspecified threat, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

They did not have further details, and the Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The gates to the Diplomatic Quarter, a neighborhood on the western edge of the Saudi capital that houses most foreign missions in the country, were closed as of Thursday afternoon, two of the people said.