22 U.S. Embassies across the World Closed Due to Terrorism Threats

[MaxShimba]

US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel

Federal authorities have closed 22 American embassies and consulates around the world due to a possible terrorist threat. Details of the possible plot are still elusive, but U.S. officials and politicians have saidintelligence information supports taking the threat seriously.

NBC Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel told Melissa Harris-Perry Sunday that officials have said the threat appears to be related to Yemen, although State Department spokespeople have only confirmed that the warnings are al- Qaida related. Britain also announced that its embassy in Yemen would be closed on Sunday and Monday.

Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said on Meet the Press Sunday that Vice President Joe Biden had briefed several senators earlier in the week, and that, "This specific threat, that we've been briefed about over and over again, have reached a new level."

In September, four American officials-including Ambassador Christopher Stevens-were killed when the American Embassy in Benghazi, Libya was attacked.

- MSNBC

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In Rwanda:

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The Department of State has instructed certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates to close for days not previously scheduled as holidays in the period Monday, August 4 through Saturday, August 10. These Embassies and Consulates will continue to provide emergency American citizen services. As previously noted, the Department has been apprised of information that, out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations, indicates we should institute these precautionary steps. The current list of Temporary Post Closures and the text of the World Wide Travel Alert can be found at www.travel.state.gov. Accordingly, the U.S. Embassy in Kigali will be closed on from August 5 to August 9. All U.S. citizen services appointments and visa appointments have been cancelled and will be rescheduled on an individual basis. U.S. citizens requiring emergency assistance in Rwanda should contact the U.S. Embassy in Kigali at +250 (252) 596-400.

The Department, when conditions warrant, takes steps like this to balance our continued operations with security and safety considerations. However, beyond this announcement we do not discuss specific threat information, security considerations or measures, or other steps we may be taking.

You can stay in touch and get Embassy updates by checking the U.S. Embassy Kigali website or receiving consular information on Twitter. You can also get global updates at the U.S. Department of State's, Bureau of Consular Affairs website where you can find the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information. Follow us on Twitter and the Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook as well. You can also download our free Smart Traveler App, available through iTunes and the Android market, to have travel information at your fingertips. If you don't have internet access, you may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada, or from other countries on a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

If you are going to live in or travel to Rwanda, please take the time to tell us about your trip by enrolling in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). If you enroll, we can keep you up to date with important safety and security announcements. It will also help your friends and family get in touch with you in an emergency.

You should remember to keep all of your information in STEP up to date. It is important during enrollment or updating of information to include your current phone number and current email address where you can be reached in case of an emergency.

The Embassy is located at 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie; the mailing address is B.P. 28, Kigali, Rwanda; tel. +250 (252) 596-400. The consular section's e-mail address is consularkigali@state.gov. For additional information on consular services, please visit the Embassy's website.

 

[MeinKempf]

Wizara ya mambo ya nje ya Marekani ilisema kuwa kufungwa kwa balozi hizo ni kutokana na serikali kuchukua tahadhari kubwa kwa tisho jipya la mashambulizi.Wizara hiyo ilisema kuwa uwezekano wa balozi hizo kushambuliwa ni kubwa sana hususan Mashariki ya kati na Afrika ya Kaskazini.Idadi ya balozi za Marekani zitakazofungwa kwa ujumla wiki hii ni 19 ikiwemo ya kigali Rwanda.

Hatua ya kufungwa kwa balozi hizo imekuja baada ya kile Marekani kusema ilinasa ujumbe kutoka kwa kundi la wapiganaji wa kiisilamu la al-Qaeda.
Onyo hilo pia limetoa tahadhari kwa raia wa Marekani kuwa waangalifu kuhusu tisho la makundi ya wapiganaji kufanya mashambulizi dhidi ya mifumo ya usafiri wa umma pamoja na maeneo mengine ya kitalii.

Source: BBC swahili

 

[thatha]

Wizara ya mambo ya nje ya Marekani ilisema kuwa kufungwa kwa balozi hizo ni kutokana na serikali kuchukua tahadhari kubwa kwa tisho jipya la mashambulizi.Wizara hiyo ilisema kuwa uwezekano wa balozi hizo kushambuliwa ni kubwa sana hususan Mashariki ya kati na Afrika ya Kaskazini.Idadi ya balozi za Marekani zitakazofungwa kwa ujumla wiki hii ni 19 ikiwemo ya kigali Rwanda.

Hatua ya kufungwa kwa balozi hizo imekuja baada ya kile Marekani kusema ilinasa ujumbe kutoka kwa kundi la wapiganaji wa kiisilamu la al-Qaeda.
Onyo hilo pia limetoa tahadhari kwa raia wa Marekani kuwa waangalifu kuhusu tisho la makundi ya wapiganaji kufanya mashambulizi dhidi ya mifumo ya usafiri wa umma pamoja na maeneo mengine ya kitalii.

Source: BBC swahili

Nadhani baada ya hapo kitakachofuatia ni kichapo kwa KAGAME.

 

[MeinKempf]

Nadhani baada ya hapo kitakachofuatia ni kichapo kwa KAGAME.

Yetu macho na masikio kupata kitachojiri kunako pande hizo muda mwafaka ukifika.

 

[Mpwa Upwani]

Nasema wampige.....pigeni tu!

 

[TIQO]

Kagame atakimbilia wapi? Kwa M7?

 

[dav22]

Du hadi hapo Rwanda??

 

[MeinKempf]

Nasema wampige.....pigeni tu!

kwikwikwikwi....kwakwawaaa...lakini mbona Ufaransa imekuwa kimya sana dhidi ya Rwanda, kwani kunani?

 

[Gushleviv]

Nadhani baada ya hapo kitakachofuatia ni kichapo kwa KAGAME.

Aisee inawezekana ikawa hivyo maana wamarekani wakimtafuta mtu lazima wampate! na waweza kuta hiyo issue ya kufunga balozi ni geresha tu ya kupata upenyo wa kufanya mambo yao..Lakini ngoja tusubiri tuone.

 

[MeinKempf]

Du hadi hapo Rwanda??

kwani kigali iko wapi mdau? au kuna kigali nyingine tofauti na ya rwanda? tujuzane.

 

[MeinKempf]

Kagame atakimbilia wapi? Kwa M7?

Subili tuone kama Ufaransa wanaweza sema kitu juu ya huyu jamaa.

 

[MWILI NYUMBA]

Duh! Soon Drones za Marekani zinaanza majaribio kwenye Ardhi ya Rwanda. Amakweli Marekani hana rafiki wa kudumu, namshauri Kagame kwasasa bora awe mpole sana tu maana akiendeleza upuuzi wake mashariki ya Kongo au na Majirani zake basi soon atafuata nyayo za Ghaddaffi na Saddam Hussein. Mbaya zaidi wamarekani kuimaliza Rwanda ni rahisi zaidi hasa ukiangalia tofauti zilizopo kati ya wahutu na watutsi!Ni kuwakabidhi silaha tu wahutu basi nchi imekwisha.

 

[bily]

natamani sana kagame apigwe iwe ni kwa hali na mali ntachangia nasema apigwe tu over.

 

[mcubic]

Sasa hivi Kagame ataitwa mhalifu wa kivita.....

 

[mwechaga]

Ndo kile kibabu chenu cha CDM kinacho iba wake za watu kilikua kina ponda msimamo wa JK

 

[MeinKempf]

Duh! Soon Drones za Marekani zinaanza majaribio kwenye Ardhi ya Rwanda. Amakweli Marekani hana rafiki wa kudumu, namshauri Kagame kwasasa bora awe mpole sana tu maana akiendeleza upuuzi wake mashariki ya Kongo au na Majirani zake basi soon atafuata nyayo za Ghaddaffi na Saddam Hussein. Mbaya zaidi wamarekani kuimaliza Rwanda ni rahisi zaidi hasa ukiangalia tofauti zilizopo kati ya wahutu na watutsi!Ni kuwakabidhi silaha tu wahutu basi nchi imekwisha.

yawezekana kabisa kwani marekani hana rafiki wa kudumu maishani. ndo mwanzo wa kigadafi ghadafi.

 

[MeinKempf]

Sasa hivi Kagame ataitwa mhalifu wa kivita.....

ahahaaa...coz juzi kati kamwambia aache kuwasaidia waasi , sasa atangaza kufunga ubalozi wake.

 

[utaifakwanza]

Cc
kagame na kauli zake za vitisho baada ya kushauriwa kuongea na wapinzani wake

 

[utaifakwanza]

Kilichobaki ni kagame kupigwa tu

 

[macho_mdiliko]

Nadhani baada ya hapo kitakachofuatia ni kichapo kwa KAGAME.

Yetu macho na masikio kupata kitachojiri kunako pande hizo muda mwafaka ukifika.

Kagame atakimbilia wapi? Kwa M7?

Aisee inawezekana ikawa hivyo maana wamarekani wakimtafuta mtu lazima wampate! na waweza kuta hiyo issue ya kufunga balozi ni geresha tu ya kupata upenyo wa kufanya mambo yao..Lakini ngoja tusubiri tuone.

Duh! Soon Drones za Marekani zinaanza majaribio kwenye Ardhi ya Rwanda. Amakweli Marekani hana rafiki wa kudumu, namshauri Kagame kwasasa bora awe mpole sana tu maana akiendeleza upuuzi wake mashariki ya Kongo au na Majirani zake basi soon atafuata nyayo za Ghaddaffi na Saddam Hussein. Mbaya zaidi wamarekani kuimaliza Rwanda ni rahisi zaidi hasa ukiangalia tofauti zilizopo kati ya wahutu na watutsi!Ni kuwakabidhi silaha tu wahutu basi nchi imekwisha.

Kilichobaki ni kagame kupigwa tu

Mnaishi kwenu dunia yenu ya kipekee. Hamjui kinachoendelea kwenye hii dunia yetu! Zimefungwa balozi nyingi tu kwa tishio la ugaidi lakini kama kawaida ya watanzania....