Warning to Americans in China Lifted
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BEIJING — The U.S. Embassy on Sunday canceled its warning of a possible terrorist attack on Americans here after China assured embassy officials that the danger is over.
“The Chinese government informed us that it has taken effective action to ensure that persons who intended to harm American citizens will not be able to do so,” said embassy spokesman McKinney Russell.
A statement by the vice minister of public security, Gu Linfang, said that “necessary measures” had been taken and “the problem has been solved.” Gu did not elaborate.
The U.S. Embassy had issued a warning Thursday to the more than 1,500 Americans living in Beijing, saying the Chinese government had information that unidentified terrorists from a third country might stage an attack.
Russell said the Chinese did not tell the embassy the nationality of the alleged plotters. A U.S. official in Washington, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said last week there was Middle Eastern involvement.
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