ISLAMABAD: Days after a suicide bombing in Islamabad, the US on Sunday issued a security alert warning about a possible terrorist attack targeting American citizens at a private hotel in the federal capital. A statement issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad said the US government staff prohibited from visiting the private hotel in the federal capital due to possible attack. The US government is aware of information that unidentified individuals are possibly plotting to attack Americans at the private hotel in Islamabad \u201csometime during the holidays\u201d, the statement added. Effective immediately, the embassy in Islamabad prohibited all American staff from visiting the hotel, according to the advisory available on the US embassy website. \u201dFurthermore, as Islamabad has been placed on a Red Alert citing security concerns while banning all public gatherings, the embassy is urging all Mission personnel to refrain from non-essential, unofficial travel in Islamabad throughout the holiday season,\u201d the statement further said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: Days after a suicide bombing in Islamabad, the US on Sunday issued a security alert warning about a possible terrorist attack targeting American citizens at a private hotel in the federal capital. A statement issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad said the US government staff prohibited from visiting the private hotel in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-303460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n