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US closes 19 missions in Islamic world till Eid, after Al Qaeda threat

Washington, Aug 5 :  The US has extended closure of 19 diplomatic missions in the Middle East and north Africa till August 10 as a precaution after it intercepted al-Qaeda's most serious threat in recent



“There is a significant threat stream, and we're reacting to it,” General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the ABC news. “That part of it is unspecified. But the intent seems clear. The intent is to attack Western - not just the US - interests.”






Congressman Charles Albert Ruppersberger said the terror threat is credible and is based on intelligence reports.  “We can only say the intelligence that we get. And, by the way, intelligence is the best defence against terrorism.

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