U.S. State Department Issues Worldwide Terror Alert for August

The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide terror alert for August today. The alert does not push travelers to stay at home, but encourages them to register travel plans with the State Department prior to departure. The State Department issued a similar alert in September 2010 after a Florida pastor's plans to burn Korans on September 11 was feared to provoke anti-U.S. demonstrations. Full text of today's Global Travel Alert:

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, and possibly occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Penins