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New Lebanon Travel Warning for U.S. Citizens

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Tuesday, 22 April 2008

The U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for its citizens in Lebanon as a result of the ongoing political tensions and the threat of attacks against Western interests. "This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political tensions in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns," said a statement by the State Department. It said the State Department "continues to strongly urge that Americans defer travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon consider carefully the risks of remaining." "The U.S. remains concerned about the threat of terrorist attacks against Western and Lebanese government interests in Lebanon," the statement said. It reminded U.S. citizens that groups such as al-Qaida and Jund al-Sham are present in Lebanon, "and they have issued statements calling for attacks against Western interests." The State Department also expressed concern that last year's clashes between terrorist extremists of Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army in the northern Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared "could occur in other camps in Lebanon." "U.S. citizens who visit refugee camps in Lebanon risk becoming trapped during hostilities," the statement cautioned. It pointed to the several assassinations of military and political figures in Lebanon within the past year. The statement said Hizbullah has threatened retaliatory actions for the assassination of top Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh who was killed in Syria Feb. 12, 2008. "Prominent members of Hizbullah have intimated that they hold the United States partially responsible for Mughniyeh's death, and it is possible that someone may lash out against U.S. interests or persons," the statement warned.

 

 

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