US citizens in Saudi city of Jeddah warned of “imminent threat”

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The US government issued an urgent warning that it has information about a possible attack against its citizens in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The US government issued an urgent warning that it has information about a possible attack against its citizens in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.

The State Department said the US embassy had โ€œreceived reports of a potential, imminent threat against US citizens in areas of Jeddah frequented by Westerners, such as markets, restaurants and shopping malls, among others.โ€


The security message, published online and sent to US travelers registered with the department, did not give further details on the reported threat, but reiterated the existing guidance for visitors to Saudi Arabia.

โ€œRemember to vary your routes and times in all instances when traveling in the Kingdom,โ€ the notice said.

โ€œAll US citizens are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings, and take extra precautions when traveling throughout the country.โ€

Earlier this month, there were three bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia including one in Jeddah, the kingdomโ€™s second city and major Red Sea port, and which CIA director John Brennan said bore the hallmarks of Daesh.

Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led international coalition battling Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

Since March 2015, the country has also led a coalition fighting Iran-backed Al Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In the past year, Saudi authorities have stepped up the arrests of radical Islamists and in 2015 announced that they had dismantled a Daesh-linked group, detaining hundreds of suspects, mainly Saudis.



Saudi Arabiaโ€™s top cleric, Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh, has declared Daesh an โ€œenemy of Islam”.

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