US embassy: Stay away from Aqaba
2010-09-15 13:34
Amman - The US embassy in Jordan warned on Wednesday that it has "credible" information of a possible "imminent threat" around the southern port city of Aqaba.
"Credible information has been received regarding a possible imminent threat in the Gulf of Aqaba region," the embassy said in a brief statement on its website.
"The US embassy recommends that all non-official and personal travel to Aqaba be deferred for at least the next 48 hours. For those US citizens resident in Aqaba, the down town and port areas should be avoided if possible."
The statement did not give further details.
Jordanian officials were not immediately available for comment.
On August 2, at least five blasts struck around Aqaba and the neighbouring Israeli port of Eliat.
One rocket exploding in open ground outside Eilat, two crashed into the sea and the rest hit Jordan, killing one person in the kingdom.
The two ports are nestled on narrow strips of coastline at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, a waterway bordered on one side by Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the other by Saudi Arabia that leads into the Red Sea.
- SAPA