Jordan

Date: November 25th, 2002 |

Citing ongoing threats of kidnapping of Americans and the Oct. 28 assassination of U.S. diplomat Laurence Foley, the State Department has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and advises Americans to take prudent measures to ensure their security. This move will not reduce U.S. Embassy [read more]

Jordan

Date: August 15th, 2001 |

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The government recently arrested several people it claimed were plotting terrorist attacks in Jordan to coincide with religious festivities around the new year. According to reports on the investigation, targets included hotels, tour buses and tourist sites. Remain alert during you [read more]

Jordan

Date: October 2nd, 2002 |

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As part of its policy to inform the public of terrorist threats, the U.S. Embassy reported that this summer a member of al Qaeda was considering a plan to kidnap Americans in Jordan. The information was uncorroborated and the embassy has no further information to determine if the threat is credible or what the timing [read more]

Jordan

Date: July 31st, 2001 |

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During the hype about terrorist attacks for the rollover to Y2K, one of the few places where an actual plot was detected and eventually foiled was Jordan. Now the U.S. government has received information that the embassy in Amman is targeted for attack. According to the official warning, attacks on other targets “cannot be ruled [read more]

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