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Travelers should take notice: Mob violence, unlike the slightly more manageable political unrest, is impossible to navigate.
Following the violence in Libya and Egypt yesterday, the U.S. State Department’s Twitter feed is an actively tweeting travel warnings:
#Travel #Kuwait reports of a possible protest in front of the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Citizens. See Embassy website for more http://t.co/U343xJ9E
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 12, 2012
#Sudan #EmergencyMessage #AmCits are advised to avoid visiting US Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, due to anti-U.S. protests outside the embassy.
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 12, 2012
#TravelWarning: #AmCits advised against travel to #Libya & should depart Libya via commercial airports. More at http://t.co/DKxslnvK.
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 12, 2012
RT @statedept: #SecClinton Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, #Libya: http://t.co/t5KKlcTD
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 12, 2012
The embassy's American Citizen Services is closed today. For emergencies call the consular duty officer at 2797-3300
— US Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) September 12, 2012
#TravelWarning #SouthSudan: #AmCits should defer all travel to the Republic of South Sudan. More info at http://t.co/iEHxLAfP.
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 11, 2012
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