America on Alert

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One day after the death of Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, U.S. President Barack Obama is worried. Superpower country wary of the threat of revenge for the death of al Qaeda-linked radical cleric bloody US-born and Yemen.
Saturday local time (1 / 10) or pm yesterday (2 / 10), Washington issued a travel alert or travel warning (travel warnings). In a message distributed to all corners of the world, the U.S. asked all its citizens redouble vigilance.
Because, after the death of Awlaki, the U.S. believes that Americans who are at home and abroad will become easy targets of Al Qaeda around the world. Washington also said that the anti-US sentiment will increase around the world. For this reason, the U.S. diplomatic office in the entire universe are also required standby.
Travel alerts released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) specifically mentions the U.S. Al Qaeda Arabian Peninsula, aka AQAP as a potential attacker. However, since Al Qaeda has an extensive network, there might be groups from other regions also launch an attack. Moreover, early May, the U.S. also killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
"The death of Awlaki has the potential to trigger anti-American attacks around the world by individuals or groups. The goal may be citizens or critical facilities owned by the U.S., "said U.S. State Department travel alert posted on the official website yesterday. The document also states that AQAP is threatening to catapult revenge.
Moreover, U.S. drone attack in Yemen were not only killed Awlaki. Air strikes launched by the CIA-owned aircraft were also killed a senior AQAP leader or other, that is Samir Khan. Male U.S. citizen is a special magazine's editor AQAP, Inspire, which serves as a disseminator of propaganda. Through the English-language magazine that also, Khan and Awlaki work together to recruit new members and sympathizers of Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula.