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| Al-Qaeda leaders' talks 'sparked US embassy closures' | Al-Qaeda leaders' talks 'sparked US embassy closures' |
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| Intercepted conversations between two senior al-Qaeda figures prompted the US to shut embassies in North Africa and the Middle East, American media report. | Intercepted conversations between two senior al-Qaeda figures prompted the US to shut embassies in North Africa and the Middle East, American media report. |
| The talk, involving top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, represented one of the most serious plots against American and Western interests since the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times says. | The talk, involving top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, represented one of the most serious plots against American and Western interests since the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times says. |
| The US earlier said the closures were "out of an abundance of caution". | The US earlier said the closures were "out of an abundance of caution". |
| Some 20 US embassies and consulates were closed on Sunday. | Some 20 US embassies and consulates were closed on Sunday. |
| A state department global travel alert, issued last week, is also in force until the end of August. | A state department global travel alert, issued last week, is also in force until the end of August. |
| US diplomatic posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa and Tripoli will remain closed until Saturday. | US diplomatic posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa and Tripoli will remain closed until Saturday. |
| At press briefings, both the White House and the US state department said the threat came from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, but refused to divulge further details, reports the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan, in Washington. | |
| According to the New York Times, the US intercepted communications between Zawahiri and the group's head in Yemen, Nasser al-Wuhayshi. | According to the New York Times, the US intercepted communications between Zawahiri and the group's head in Yemen, Nasser al-Wuhayshi. |
| The paper said that no targets had been singled out in the discussions, but that a possible attack appeared to be imminent. | The paper said that no targets had been singled out in the discussions, but that a possible attack appeared to be imminent. |
| A US official told the Associated Press news agency that Zawahiri's message had been picked up several weeks ago and appeared initially targeted at Yemen. | |
| US lawmakers have said it was a huge plot in the final stages, but have offered no specifics. | |
| On Monday, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee Dutch Ruppersberger told CNN the warnings were not designed to frighten Americans, though he said a planned attack could be "anywhere". | |
| "Americans should live their lives... we just want them to be aware," Representative Ruppersberger said. |