US state department issued security warning for it's citizen around the globe (Mian Shakeel Aslam)

Mian Shakeel Aslam---The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Americans, warning of an increased risk of violence in the world in the wake of the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki al-Qaeda key. 

The US-born Islamic radical cleric was killed by U.S. drones in Yemen on Friday. 

The State Department has warned her death would be a motivation to retaliate against U.S. interests. 

Also killed was born in the U.S. propaganda Samir Khan, with unconfirmed reports a key Saudi fireworks also died. 

By publishing its travel alert in the world, the State Department said: "The death of Awlaki, in the short term, could provide an incentive for anti-American attacks around the world for individuals or groups seeking to retaliate against U.S. citizens or interests because of this action. " 

He said Awlaki figures and others in his group, Al-Qaeda in the 

Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), had already called for attacks on U.S. citizens. 

A similar travel alert was issued after the killing of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces in a raid in Pakistan in May 

Yemen Reviews: 

Awlaki, of Yemeni origin, had been on the run in Yemen since December 2007. 

The United States said he had played an "important role" in the plot to blow up U.S. airliners and had asked the poison used to kill American citizens. 
Obama said he had personally ordered his assassination last year.
Awlaki was killed in the Jawf province Khashef, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) east of the capital, Sanaa. 

Samir Khan, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin, had produced an online magazine promoting the ideology of al Qaeda. 

It was reported that Saudi militants Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri was also killed. 

The Associated Press News cited U.S. officials say intelligence had indicated that he was among the dead, but officials could not confirm it. 

Reuters citing Yemeni security officials, denying Asiri had been killed. 

If her death is confirmed, it would be a severe blow to al Qaeda. 
Asiri, 29, is thought to have conceived of explosives in two attempted attacks on the United States. 

Involved a bomb hidden in two printers that were shipped from Yemen and intercepted in England and Dubai. 

Meanwhile, the Yemeni government has accused the U.S. of disrespect by repeating his call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. 

The White House has killed Awlaki had not changed its demand that Mr. Saleh, who has faced months of protests against his regime, should be fine. 

But Yemeni Deputy Information Minister Abdu al-Janad told Reuters news agency: "The Americans do not even respect those who cooperate with them."

 

Posted By: Mian Shakeel Aslam

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15140198