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An intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives in the last several days raised alarm bells that led to the closing of embassies and consulates Sundayacross the Middle East and North Africa, CNN has learned. CNN has agreed to a request froman Obama administration official not to publish or broadcast additional details because of the sensitivity of the information.
Several U.S. officials also emphasized they have been watching growing threats emerging from Yemen for weeks. Those threats, combined with thecoming end of the month of Ramadan, plus the concern over several major prison breaks in the region, all contributed to the U.S. decision to shut down diplomatic installations.
Officials shuttered 22 U.S. embassies and consulates for theday on Sunday amid fears of an alQaeda attack. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department said it had extended embassy and consulate closures in 15 of the locations until Friday and added four other posts to the list.
"This is not an indication of a new threat stream," the State Department said, "merely an indication of our commitment to exercise caution and take appropriate steps to protect our employees, including local employees, and visitors to our facilities." The widespread closure of diplomatic posts is an unprecedented move.
"We're doing what is necessary to protect our people," Rep. AdamSchiff, a Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN'sState of the Union on Sunday. The closures stretch across a swath of Africa and the Middle East -- as far west as Mauritania, as far south as Madagascar and as far east as Oman. A U.S. global travel alert is also in place.
As White House and national security officials met to discuss the threat and U.S. military forces in the Middle East were put on a higher state of alert, Interpol warned that al Qaeda has been tied to prison breaks in the region that led to the escape of hundreds of terrorists and other criminals.
Source: CNN
My intake.
Is true, still alqaeda is a threat to America and European Countries or there are something else planned inthe shade of terrorist?
Several U.S. officials also emphasized they have been watching growing threats emerging from Yemen for weeks. Those threats, combined with thecoming end of the month of Ramadan, plus the concern over several major prison breaks in the region, all contributed to the U.S. decision to shut down diplomatic installations.
Officials shuttered 22 U.S. embassies and consulates for theday on Sunday amid fears of an alQaeda attack. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department said it had extended embassy and consulate closures in 15 of the locations until Friday and added four other posts to the list.
"This is not an indication of a new threat stream," the State Department said, "merely an indication of our commitment to exercise caution and take appropriate steps to protect our employees, including local employees, and visitors to our facilities." The widespread closure of diplomatic posts is an unprecedented move.
"We're doing what is necessary to protect our people," Rep. AdamSchiff, a Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN'sState of the Union on Sunday. The closures stretch across a swath of Africa and the Middle East -- as far west as Mauritania, as far south as Madagascar and as far east as Oman. A U.S. global travel alert is also in place.
As White House and national security officials met to discuss the threat and U.S. military forces in the Middle East were put on a higher state of alert, Interpol warned that al Qaeda has been tied to prison breaks in the region that led to the escape of hundreds of terrorists and other criminals.
Source: CNN
My intake.
Is true, still alqaeda is a threat to America and European Countries or there are something else planned inthe shade of terrorist?
