JORDAN: UNITED STATES INCREASES SECURITY AROUND EMBASSY TO GUARD AGAINST "TERRORIST THREATS"

Record ID: 338044

  • Title: JORDAN: UNITED STATES INCREASES SECURITY AROUND EMBASSY TO GUARD AGAINST "TERRORIST THREATS"
  • Date: 23rd June 2000
  • Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (JUNE 22, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. GV U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN WITH SECURITY; SLV U.S. FLAG FLYING OVER EMBASSY; SLV GOATHERDER WITH GOATS OUTSIDE EMBASSY GROUNDS (3 SHOTS) 0.14 2. SLV WORKERS PUTTING SANDBAGS AROUND EMBASSY BUILDING; WORKERS WALKING AROUND EMBASSY BUILDING (5 SHOTS) 0.45 3. SCU/CU PAN WARNING MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE EMB
  • Embargoed: 8th July 2000 13:00
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  • Location: AMMAN, JORDAN
  • Country: Jordan
  • Reuters ID: LVAF3SBNL2XAZGQFEJQ3OWCJI3BU
  • Story Text: The United States has increased security around its
    embassy in Amman to guard against what it called a terrorist
    threat. It advised U.S. nationals in the country to take extra
    care.

    A message issued by an embassy warden to U.S. nationals
    and obtained by Reuters read: "The United States government
    has information concerning terrorist targeting of the U.S
    embassy in Amman."
    The advisory said that although it appeared only the
    embassy was targeted, the full dimensions of the threat are
    not known and it could not rule out the possibility that
    terrorists may also plan to target other venues in Jordan.

    The embassy issued a similar warning in December after
    Jordan arrested 28 followers of terrorism suspect Osama bin
    Laden on charges of planning attacks against U.S. and tourist
    targets in the kingdom.

    Saudi exile bin Laden, who is based in Afghanistan, is
    wanted by the United States for allegedly causing explosions
    at two U.S. embassies in east Africa in 1998 that killed more
    than 200 people.


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