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Archive for May 15, 2008

Sudan (Country threat level - 4)

On 14 May 2008 the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum issued the following Warden Message for Sudan: “This Warden Message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of the need to exercise increased caution when traveling within the greater Khartoum area. Although the U.S. Embassy has received no information regarding the threat of continued armed conflict in the greater Khartoum area, the embassy has instructed its staff to avoid travel to Omdurman, with the exception of visits for official business purposes. A curfew remains in place in the central Umbeda district of Omdurman, from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. The embassy has returned to its regular curfew hours, which are 12 midnight to 5 a.m. every day. The Department of State continues to advise against all travel to Sudan.”

Kazakhstan (Country threat level - 3)

 Police officials in the town of Semey, located in the East Kazakhstan province, recently announced that they arrested a suspected suicide bomber. Reports on this development emerged on 14 May 2008. The man — a citizen of Uzbekistan who has been living in Kazakhstan for three years — was strapped with live explosives when he was arrested along with two other passengers following a routine traffic stop. The explosives were defused, but officials have not yet been able to determine the motives and/or targets for the potential attack. No further information is available.

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