US warning of hotel attacks in Lagos
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April 19, 2012, Thursday
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THE United States is warning its citizens that a radical Islamist sect may attack hotels used by foreigners in Lagos, Nigeria's capital, the second time it has issued such a warning in the West African nation.
The warning offered no specifics about the threat posed by the sect known as Boko Haram, only saying that the Nigerian government was aware and taking precautions to stop such an assault. The UK also issued an advisory yesterday, noting the US message and saying its "existing travel advice is consistent with this warning."
Deb MacLean, a spokeswoman with the US Embassy, said she could not offer any other information about the warning. However, she said US officials spoke with the Nigerian government before issuing the alert. A similar alert issued in November angered Nigerian officials.
Yesterday, private security guards were checking cars at major hotels in the capital, opening the trunks and looked underneath using mirrors on long poles. At the Sheraton, guards appeared to be using hand-held explosive detectors when walking around vehicles.
The warning in November came after Boko Haram launched an attack in the northeastern state of Yobe that killed more than 100 people.
The warning offered no specifics about the threat posed by the sect known as Boko Haram, only saying that the Nigerian government was aware and taking precautions to stop such an assault. The UK also issued an advisory yesterday, noting the US message and saying its "existing travel advice is consistent with this warning."
Deb MacLean, a spokeswoman with the US Embassy, said she could not offer any other information about the warning. However, she said US officials spoke with the Nigerian government before issuing the alert. A similar alert issued in November angered Nigerian officials.
Yesterday, private security guards were checking cars at major hotels in the capital, opening the trunks and looked underneath using mirrors on long poles. At the Sheraton, guards appeared to be using hand-held explosive detectors when walking around vehicles.
The warning in November came after Boko Haram launched an attack in the northeastern state of Yobe that killed more than 100 people.
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