‘Worldwide Caution’ for American Travelers

The State Department earlier this month extended its “worldwide caution” for U.S. travelers through Aug. 11, advising Americans to be “vigilant” and keep “a low profile” abroad. Similar cautions have been in effect since early October 2000.

The latest announcement cited “a terrorist threat from extremist groups with links to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaida organization.” It was issued as a federal jury in New York began deliberations in the trial of four followers of Bin Laden, a fugitive Saudi extremist, who were accused of conspiring to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998.

--Compiled by JANE ENGLE