From: owner-travel-advisories Subject: NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Letter Bombs Newsgroups: wstd.travel.advisories Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 17:18:26 GMT Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die Xref: world wstd.travel.advisories:1207 Path: world!bzs Message-ID: <970106171825_76702.1202_CHN61-1@CompuServe.COM> Precedence: bulk Sender: bzs@world.std.com (daemons) Distribution: wstd Approved: usenet@world.std.com Lines: 39 STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Letter Bombs ============================================================ LETTER BOMBS - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT January 3, 1997 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman On January 2, 1997, the U.S. offices of Cairos Al-Hayat Newspaper, located in Washington, D.C., received four letter bombs in the U.S. mail. All items were postmarked from Alexandria, Egypt. The bombs were safely removed and disabled by local police explosives officers after newspaper employees grew suspicious of the letters. An undelivered letter bomb, also addressed to Al-Hayat was discovered at a local post office. Two other devices were delivered to the Fort Leavenworth correctional facility and were also removed and disabled. The letters were sent in plain white envelopes with computer generated addresses and contained no return address. The Department of State has no information that there is an increased threat to Americans, or U.S. facilities overseas. We recommend however, that American citizens traveling or residing abroad pay close attention to their personal security practices. In addition, they should be wary of unexpected packages. American citizens are requested to report any suspicious mail to the local authorities as well as to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The "travel-advisories@stolaf.edu" mailing list is the official Internet and BITNET distribution point for the U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets. To unsubscribe, send a message containing the word "unsubscribe" to: travel-advisories-request@stolaf.edu Archives of past "travel-advisories" postings are available at the URL: "http://www.stolaf.edu/network/travel-advisories.html" or via Gopher: gopher.stolaf.edu, Internet Resources/US-State-Department-Travel-Advisories