America today issued a "global travel alert" for its citizens by increasing "terrorist threats" jihadi groups like the Islamic State (EI), Al Qaeda and Boko Haram.
"Current information suggests that EI, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions," the State Department said in a statement.
"These attacks may employ a variety of tactics, using conventional or unconventional weapons and addressing public and private interests," the US government.
"This alert expires on February 24, 2016," says the official note without clarifying the specific reason for selecting the date.
According to the Department of State, the authorities still believe that "the likelihood of terrorist attacks will continue as members of EI return from Syria and Iraq," where the jihadist group proclaimed a caliphate in late June 2014.
He adds, "There is a continuing threat of unaffiliated people planning terrorist attacks inspired by large organizations but are carried out individually."
The US government notes that "the extremists have attacked major sporting events, theaters, markets and outdoor air services", and stressed that in the last year "have been multiple attacks in France, Nigeria (where they usually attack Boko Haram), Denmark Turkey and Mali ".
The Department of State recalls that the EI "has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt" committed on 31 October.
Therefore, the Government urges US citizens to "exercise vigilance in public places or in transport use" public, and avoid "large crowds or crowded places" during their travels.
The State Department places special emphasis on having "caution" during the holiday season with Christmas looming.
The statement was issued after the US strengthen security in the country following the attacks on the 13th in Paris, which caused 130 deaths and more than 350 wounded, and that the Islamic State was attributed.
The paper also reported on the eve of the US president, Barack Obama, received Tuesday at the White House to his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, to address the fight against EI. EFE