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Reuters-U.S. sees possible ``terror



U.S. sees possible ``terrorist threat'' in Myanmar 
04:08 p.m Sep 19, 1998 Eastern 

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department warned on
Saturday of a possible ``terrorist threat'' to U.S. 

diplomatic and business interests in Myanmar. 

``The U.S. government has received information that there may be a
terrorist threat to U.S. diplomatic and U.S. business interests'' in the
military-ruled Southeast Asian nation, the State Department said in a
statement. 

The U.S. Embassy in the capital city of Rangoon has taken steps to increase
its security, and U.S. citizens living or travelling in Myanmar should
exercise ``much greater caution than usual'' to protect themselves, the
department said. 

The warning follows last month's bombings of the U.S. 

embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. U.S. officials suspect they were the work
of al-Qaida, a radical Islamic organisation headed by Saudi-born dissident
Osama Bin Laden. 

The State Department urged Americans now in Myanmar to stay in contact with
the U.S. Embassy and to protect themselves by maintaining a low profile,
varying their travel routes and treating mail from unfamiliar sources with
suspicion.