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U.S. declares new alert in the Gulf

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Tuesday, August 14, 2001

ABU DHABI Ñ The United States is warning of the prospect of Islamic insurgency attacks against American citizens.

U.S. officials said the State Department has obtained new intelligence information that warned of an impending attack on American citizens or installations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. The officials said the focus of the alert is Kuwait.

The alert warns of an Arab or Islamic attack on U.S. interests to protest the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian war. The war has continued for more than 10 months and over the weekend Israel closed several facilities of the Palestinian Authority.

The U.S. embassy in Kuwait issued an alert over the weekend. The embassy warned Americans to maintain a low profile and avoid being caught up in demonstrations in the sheikdom.

The alert was the third over the last four months. The one issued by the U.S. embassy warned of anti-American demonstrations throughout the Gulf.

Tuesday, August 14



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