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Die US-Botschaft im ostafrikanischen Uganda hat vor einem Angriff auf den Flughafen der Hauptstadt Kampala gewarnt. Die diplomatische Vertretung sei "von der ugandischen Polizei darüber informiert worden, dass es nach Geheimdiensterkenntnissen eine spezifische Anschlagsdrohung gibt", hieß es auf der Website der Botschaft.

The United States embassy in Algeria has warned about a possible attack by a "terrorist group" on targets in Algiers, possibly near a U.S.-branded hotel in the capital. A statement on the embassy website told embassy employees to avoid hotels owned or operated by U.S. companies on the July 4 U.S. Independence Day and Algerian Independence Day on July 5. The warning posted on Wednesday was one of several U.S. security alerts about possible attacks by radical groups. The U.S. embassy in Uganda warned on Thursday about a "specific threat" of an attack on Entebbe International Airport near Kampala "by an unknown terrorist group".