Wary of Baghdad, U.S. Issues Travel Warnings
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Saturday warned travelers to avoid Jordan and cautioned them against travel in the Mideast, South Asia and North Africa because of mounting tensions with Iraq.
“Tension in the Persian Gulf region has increased as a result of Iraq’s growing pattern of defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions,” the State Department said.
It advised Americans to defer nonessential travel to Jordan “due to the increased risk of possible terrorist acts.” U.S. citizens in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa “should be aware of the possible risk of hostile actions against the U.S. government and citizens in the area,” it said.
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