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US Embassy in Jordan warns of threat in Aqaba
MSNBC ^

Posted on 09/15/2010 5:53:30 AM PDT by jhpigott

AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. Embassy in Jordan has warned Americans of a "possible imminent threat" in the country's Red Sea port of Aqaba and has recommended avoiding the city for the next 48 hours.

The embassy said Wednesday it has received "credible information" of a potential terrorist attack in the Gulf of Aqaba region. It provided no details and embassy officials declined comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: muslims

1 posted on 09/15/2010 5:53:32 AM PDT by jhpigott
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To: jhpigott

Thread bump.


2 posted on 09/15/2010 6:16:40 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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Didn’t Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence) take this city in 1917?

Shouldn’t he do that again?


3 posted on 09/15/2010 6:18:09 AM PDT by FoxPro
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Didn’t Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence) take this city in 1917? Shouldn’t he do that again?


4 posted on 09/15/2010 6:21:43 AM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: FoxPro
There was no big box of gold there, Anthony Quinn was po’d about it too. Just saw that on the big screen for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Not that anyone cares.
5 posted on 09/15/2010 6:26:06 AM PDT by jpf (ME in 2012.)
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To: jhpigott
International symbol for the Middle East.

6 posted on 09/15/2010 6:40:38 AM PDT by TSgt (And the war came.)
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US Embassy in Jordan warns of threat in Aqaba AND somebody ran right over to MSNBC to tell them about it?....

"Somebody" must be confused...

7 posted on 09/15/2010 7:06:04 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: jhpigott

Too bad. Aqaba is not a bad place, as places in that region go...


8 posted on 09/15/2010 10:03:31 AM PDT by tarawa
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