INQUIRER.net: Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat

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Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat Aug 2nd 2013, 22:59 WASHINGTON— The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.   The alert was the first of its kind since an announcement preceding the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This one comes with the scars still fresh from last year's deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and with the Obama administration and Congress determined to prevent any similar breach of an American Embassy or consulate.   "There is a significant threat stream and we're reacting to it," s... Keep on reading: Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat Media files: John-Kerry.jpg (image/jpeg)

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