NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Worldwide Caution (fwd)

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From owner-travel-advisories@stolaf.edu Wed Sep 9 03:16:16 1998 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 16:22:27 -0400 From: owner-travel-advisories Subject: NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Worldwide Caution Sender: "U.S. Department of State" <76702.1202@compuserve.com> To: travel-advisories@stolaf.edu Message-ID: <199809041625_MC2-5871-DEBE@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Precedence: bulk X-List-Info: LN=travel-advisories WHOM=76702.1202@compuserve.com

STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Worldwide Caution ============================================================ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - WORLDWIDE CAUTION September 4, 1998 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman In light of the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 7, 1998 and the U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan on August 20, 1998, the potential for retaliatory acts against Americans and American interests exists. In addition, terrorists, including Osama Bin Ladin, continue their threats against the United States and have not distinguished between military and civilian targets. We take these threats seriously. The U.S. has increased security at United States Government facilities worldwide and a number of our posts have suspended or limited services to the public. The Department of State reminds Americans to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness to lessen their vulnerability. Americans should maintain a low profile, vary routes and times for all required travel, and treat mail from unfamiliar sources with suspicion. American citizens traveling abroad should contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate by telephone or fax for up-to-date information on security conditions. Current information on post operations is also available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition, U.S. citizens planning to travel abroad should consult the Department of State's Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, and regional travel brochures. This Public Announcement replaces the August 20, 1998, Public Announcement Worldwide Caution and expires on December 4, 1998. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The "travel-advisories@stolaf.edu" mailing list is the official Internet and BITNET distribution point for the U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets. To unsubscribe, send a message containing the word "unsubscribe" to: travel-advisories-request@stolaf.edu Archives of past "travel-advisories" postings are available at the URL: "http://www.stolaf.edu/network/travel-advisories.html" or via Gopher: gopher.stolaf.edu, Internet Resources/US-State-Department-Travel-Advisories