“The US Embassy informs US citizens residing in or visiting Kenya that
the US Embassy in Nairobi has received credible information regarding a
possible attack on Nairobi hotels and prominent Kenyan government
buildings,” it said in a message posted on its website.
“Timing of the attack is not
known, however, the Embassy has reason to believe that the potential
attack is in the last stages of planning. The US Embassy urges Americans
to remain aware of their surroundings and vigilant of their personal
security,” the message added.
The message provided no further details of the nature of the threat.
In an updated travel warning for
Kenya issued earlier this month, the State Department warned of
“continuing and recently heightened threats from terrorism and the high
rate of violent crime in some areas.”
The US government “continues to
receive information about potential terrorist threats aimed at US,
Western, and Kenyan interests in Kenya, particularly after the death of
Osama Bin Laden,” the warning stated.
It
said terrorist acts could include “suicide operations, bombings,
kidnappings, attacks on civil aviation, and attacks on maritime vessels
in or near Kenyan ports.”
Last week, the US Embassy in
Nigeria’s capital Abuja warned that the radical Islamic group Boko Haram
may be plotting attacks on hotels used by foreigners in the city.
Source in2eastafrica.net
Source in2eastafrica.net