Worldwide Travel Alert for All Americans Issued by State Department

Aimee Herd : Aug 2, 2013
News Staff – AP, FOX News

"Current information suggests that al-Qa'ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August." -US State Department Travel Alert

(Washington, DC)—According to news reports, the US State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert, Friday, for all US citizens, warning of "continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa..." (Photo: CBS News)

In addition, embassies and consulates across the Muslim world and also Israel, are reportedly closing this Sunday, due to al-Qaeda threats.
Former UN ambassador for the US, John Bolton, noted that the alert indicates "pretty good information" about a threat.

Americans are warned in the alert of the possibility of terrorist attacks on various systems of transit and "tourist infrastructure."

According to the FOX News report, a senior State Department official said, "We have instructed all U.S. embassies and consulates that would have normally been open on Sunday to suspend operations, specifically on August 4. It is possible we may have additional days of closing as well."