USA warns its citizens in the world about possible attacks after the assassination of the leader of Al Qaeda | International

The Government of the United States issued an alert to its citizens abroad in the face of possible attacks by Al Qaeda in revenge for the death of the leader of the terrorist organization, Ayman al Zawahiriin a bombing carried out over the weekend in the capital of AfghanistanKabul.

“Following Al Zawahiri’s death, followers of Al Qaeda or its affiliated terrorist organizations may seek to attack United States facilities, personnel, or citizens,” the State Department warned in a statement. a statement on your website.

“Since terrorist attacks often take place without warning, American citizens are strongly advised to maintain a high level of vigilance and to be aware of their situation when traveling abroad,” he said.

In this sense, he maintained that he considers that “there is a greater potential for violence against Americans given the death of Al Zawahiri on July 31, 2022.”

“Current information suggests that terrorist organizations continue to plan attacks against US interests in multiple regions of the globe. These attacks could employ a wide variety of tactics, including suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, kidnappings, and bomb attacks,” he said.

Finally, he stressed that “the State Department remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other actions against US citizens and interests abroad.”

The death of Al Zawahiri, leader of Al Qaeda since 2011, was announced on Monday by US President Joe Biden, who stressed that the man was ‘number two’ of the former leader of the organization Osama bin Laden and “was deeply involved in organizing” the attacks of September 11, 2011, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed.

Hours later, the US National Security Council strategic communication coordinator, John Kirby, stated that the bombing “demonstrates” Washington’s commitment to preventing Afghanistan from being “a safe place for terrorists.”

Thus, he stressed that Al Zawahiri “was the most wanted terrorist in the world and confirmed that Washington “has been in very direct contact with Taliban leaders” to address the fact that Al Zawahiri was residing in Kabul. “We have made it clear that we do not believe, we do not think and we do not assume. We know that this is a violation of the Doha Agreement,” he concluded.

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