Threats of Attack: the U.S. Embassy in Port-Louis Closed

10 years, 8 months ago - August 06, 2013

As a security against terrorist threats from Al-Qaeda, the U.S. State Department announced on Monday the closure of its embassy in Port-Louis and until Saturday, August 10 . Indeed, Washington announced on Thursday that at least 25 of its diplomatic missions would be closed as a result of the interception of messages from al-Qaeda leaders.

According to the latest release of the State Department's diplomatic missions in Port-Louis, in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa, Tripoli, Antananarivo, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum and Kigali will be closed from Monday to Saturday. Among those who were allowed to reopen for the current business are Monday Dhaka, Algiers, Nouakchott, Kabul, Herat, Baghdad, Basra and Erbil.

"It is not an indication of a range of new threats, but rather an indication of our commitment to be cautious and to take appropriate steps to protect our employees, including employees and local visitors to our mission, "said the spokesman of the State Department Jen Psaki.

By Friday, President Barack Obama ordered to take "all necessary measures to protect Americans." For its part, Interpol said that August is a birthday linked to several "violent terrorist attacks" in India, Russia and Indonesia.

Text by Le Matinal

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