Algeria
CHINA ISSUES HEIGHTENED SECURITY ALERT IN ALGERIA
15 Jul 2009
On 15 July 2009 the Chinese Embassy in Algiers issued a heightened security alert to its citizens in Algeria after the al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb reportedly vowed to avenge the recent deaths of the Uighur Muslims in Urumqi, China. The threats reportedly involved possible attacks targeting Chinese workers in northwest Africa
