ALGIERS: The American embassy in Algiers has warned of a possible attack by “an unspecified terrorist group” over the weekend and advised its staff to avoid US-operated hotels.
“As of June 2014 an unspecified terrorist group may have been considering attacks in Algiers, possibly in the vicinity of a US branded hotel,” the mission said on its website.
“The US Embassy in Algeria has instructed embassy employees to avoid US owned or operated hotels through the US Independence Day (July 4) and Algerian Independence Day (July 5) holiday weekend.”
Violence attributed to Islamists has declined in Algeria in recent years. But groups affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb continue to attack security forces.
AFP
