RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Terrorism fears moved the U.S. Air Force to keep thousands of service members in Germany under curfew Friday night, military documents showed Sunday.
The order -- signed by Brig. Gen. Mark Dillion, head of the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base -- was issued Thursday to all Air Force personnel at Ramstein and nearby housing areas for the Air Force and Army. It was obtained by CNN.
The curfew extended from 11 p.m. Friday night until 5 a.m. Saturday morning. It came before the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert Sunday for U.S. citizens in Europe, based on intelligence indicating that al-Qaida and allies are plotting terrorist attacks.
A U.S. military official confirmed to CNN Sunday that Thursday's order was carried out.
The official and other U.S. military sources in Europe confirmed to CNN that security measures have been altered, temporarily in some cases, at several installations across Europe.
The security measures are expected to be randomly increased and then potentially lifted over the coming weeks. The officials said they were not aware of a specific imminent threat at the time of the curfew.
