Monday, May 2, 2011

US warns of al-Qaida reprisals over bin Laden

US state departmentWASHINGTON: The State Department is putting US embassies on alert and is warning Americans abroad of possible reprisal attacks from al-Qaida and its affiliates around the world after the killing of the group's leader Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan

In a worldwide travel alert released shortly after President Barack Obama late on Sunday announced bin Laden's death in a military operation, the department said there was an "enhanced potential for anti-American violencegiven recent counterterrorism activity in Pakistan."

It said Americans living or traveling abroad, particularly in areas that have been hit by anti-American violence in the past should limit travel outside their homes and avoid large gatherings. 

The alert said US embassy operations would continue "to the extent possible under the constraints of any evolving security situation."

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