Day: August 4, 2013

The State Department is extending the closure of some embassies and consulates “out of an abundance of caution.” The department is also closing a few additional posts. In a statement released Sunday, the department said the closures are not “an indication of a new threat stream.” Twenty-two U.S. embassies and consulates were closed Sunday amid … Read more

An intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives in the last several days raised alarm bells that led to the closing of embassies and consulates Sunday across the Middle East and North Africa, CNN has learned. CNN has agreed to a request from an Obama administration official not to publish or broadcast additional details because … Read more