Reuters: Politics: Threat to U.S. embassies appears al Qaeda-linked: lawmaker

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Threat to U.S. embassies appears al Qaeda-linked: lawmaker Aug 2nd 2013, 12:40 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. to close some embassies Sunday for security reasons Thu, Aug 1 2013 Obama praises Yemeni leader, makes no mention of Guantanamo Thu, Aug 1 2013 Yemen's president meets senators as U.S. grapples with Guantanamo detainee issue Wed, Jul 31 2013 Zawahri vows al Qaeda to free Guantanamo inmates Wed, Jul 31 2013 Analysis & Opinion Members of the Pakistani Taliban storm prison, set loose 250 inmates Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio in Syria: activists Related Video 12:46am EDT 1 of 2. Security personnel for the U.S. embassy stand in front of the embassy in Tel Aviv August 2, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Nir Elias WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 2, 2013 8:40am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said al Qaeda appears to be behind a threat that has prompted several U.S. embassies to close on Sunday. "It's my understanding that it is al Qaeda linked ... and the threat emanates in the Middle East and in Central Asia," Representative Ed Royce said Friday on CNN's "New Day" program. Royce, a Republican, said he and several other lawmakers met two days ago with Vice President Joe Biden on the threat, "and as you know we're going to take whatever steps necessary to protect our personnel overseas. When we do have an indication of a threat, we take that seriously." The State Department on Thursday said U.S. embassies that would normally be open this Sunday - including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo - will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns. CBS News reported the embassy closings were tied to U.S. intelligence about an al Qaeda plot against American diplomatic posts in Muslim countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. (Reporting by Vicki Allen; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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