US Embassy closed in Pakistan - credible threat

[Steinhauer]

FIRST ON CNN: U.S. pulls diplomats from Lahore amid terror threat - CNN.com

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Washington (CNN) -- The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terrorist threat against the U.S. consulate, senior State Department and other senior U.S. officials told CNN.

"We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action," one senior U.S. official told CNN.

The State Department issued an "ordered departure" for all of its diplomats in Lahore Thursday, except for a handful of emergency personnel. The diplomats were moved to Islamabad, the nation's capital, officials said.

A travel warning issued by the State Department said the department "ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore" and warned U.S. citizens against travel to Pakistan.

"The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan," the travel warning said.

Anyone have a good guess what the threat is?

there is some 'buzz' that a nuclear bomb was detonated in Syria earlier today (although I think it is a hoax).

 

[sonocativo]

Yeah its a Hoax... if there was a nuke it would be all over the news and there would be some sort of high profile security going on here in the states and other countries as well for terrorist attacks.

 

[Steinhauer]

Yeah its a Hoax... if there was a nuke it would be all over the news and there would be some sort of high profile security going on here in the states and other countries as well for terrorist attacks.

But there is high profile security going on, and nearly all of our Middle East Embassies have been closed.

We may just be gearing up for a campaign.

 

[Steinhauer]

Yeah its a Hoax... if there was a nuke it would be all over the news and there would be some sort of high profile security going on here in the states and other countries as well for terrorist attacks.

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[Jiro]

But there is high profile security going on, and nearly all of our Middle East Embassies have been closed.

We may just be gearing up for a campaign.

nah. they just didn't wanna risk another Benghazi mess

 

[Foxrac]

nah. they just didn't wanna risk another Benghazi mess

Yes, that why state department take too seriously now.