The US Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed to have received “credible and specific” information about a potential terrorist threat against American installations in the capital of the Central African country.
The security alert issued Saturday by the American Embassy in Kinshasa, however, did not elaborate on the details, calling on US citizens in the impoverished country to keep a low profile, US-based CBS News reported.
The embassy further urged Americans living throughout DR Congo to “maintain a heightened level of vigilance and practice good situational awareness.”
The report also cited the US State Department as stating that security in parts of the African nation “remains unstable due to the activities of rebel and other armed groups and ongoing military operations.”
The security alert was issued just a day after Congo’s two leading opposition parties declared that they were joining forces to campaign for…