MOMBASA, Kenya, June 23 (UPI) -- The United States Embassy in Nairobi has issued a travel warning for U.S. citizens in Kenya over "an imminent threat of a terrorist attack in Mombasa."
The travel advisory came late Friday, CNN reported.
"This is to alert all U.S. citizens in Kenya, or planning to travel to Kenya in the near future, that the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has received information of an imminent threat of a terrorist attack in Mombasa, Kenya. All U.S. government travel to Mombasa is suspended until July 1, 2012," said the warning from the United States Department of State.
The State Department also ordered all U.S. government personnel to leave Mombasa, and advised U.S. citizens to do the same.
"All U.S. government personnel are required to leave Mombasa. U.S. private citizens are not subject to the same restrictions, but should consider this information in their travel planning," the advisory further read.
Kenyans, meanwhile, were told not to worry about the imminent attack, Capital FM Kenya reported.
"There is no cause for alarm, security agents are ahead of events," said police spokesman Eric Kiraithe. "We are even working with FBI and other international agencies in this war."
Kenya has been facing several attacks from the terrorist group al-Shabaab. Mombasa, Nairobi and North Eastern regions have been most affected by the attacks.
