9.16.2011

U.S. says its embassy in Algeria warned of the threat from al Qaeda

She said the U.S. State Department said on Friday that the U.S. embassy in Algeria warned of the potential targets of al-Qaeda threat to attack aircraft leased by oil companies.

The ministry responded to a question sent him a briefing on Thursday to seek reaction to reports that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was planning to attack the aircraft leased by oil companies in the Maghreb region.

She said the ministry "has received the U.S. embassy in Algeria information of a threat and moved the embassy and the external security of the Advisory Board quickly to warn potential targets of the threat."

She added "While we and our partners are pressed strongly on the base and restricted much of their ... we still face a major terrorist threat from al Qaeda and its affiliates and supporters."

The ministry said that the government of Algeria, "One of the strongest partners" in the fight against terrorism for a long time

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