Amid
warnings over a fresh planned attack on Western targets, United States
officials in Washington and diplomats in US postings around the world were on
high alert at the weekend, leading to the closure of 22 embassies and travel
alert to American citizens in the Arabian Peninsula.
The
British Broadcasting Corporation reported Saturday that the United States is
not the only one worried by the latest threat to peace. The United Kingdom,
French, and German embassies in Yemen will also be shut Sunday and Monday.
The
uneasiness was coming on the heels of warnings that fresh intelligence points
to Yemen-based al-Qaida being on the final stages of planning an attack on
Western targets.
The
warning is specifically tied to Yemen.
According
to a report by Associated Press, President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism
adviser updated him on the potential al-Qaida threat before he left Saturday
for a round of golf in Maryland to kick off his 52nd birthday celebration last
weekend, officials said.
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