The State Department is putting United States 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.<\/p>\n
In a worldwide travel alert released shortly after President Barack Obama late tonight announced bin Laden’s death in a military operation, the department said there was an “enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counterterrorism activity in Pakistan.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The alert said US embassy operations would continue “to the extent possible under the constraints of any evolving security situation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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