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Unspecified al-Qaida threat leads U.S. to issue global travel alert
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Aug. 2, 2013 11:08 am
The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens about the "continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa."
In a statement, the State Department said current information suggests al-Qaida and its affiliates continue to plan terrorist attacks in the Middle East and beyond, and may concentrate those efforts in August.
A U.S. official said the alert was based on the same intelligence information that prompted U.S. embassy closures for this Sunday.
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