WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday that its embassy in Algiers was informed about a threat apparently emanating from Al-Qaeda, and it alerted potential targets to the threat.
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The Algerian newspaper El Khabar, citing a message from US security services, said AQIM prepared to carry out missile attacks against foreign oil firms in the Sahel and in the North Africa region.
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More on the threat from the "sorry band of men" at "Google News / AFP"