Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): US authorities have warned that the killing of US-born radical Islamic cleric and Al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula Anwar al-Awlaki in a CIA-led strike could trigger revenge attacks inside the United States and against Americans traveling overseas.
"The death of the cleric, a digital jihadist, who inspired countless plots in the US. Canada, Europe and Australia 'could provide motivation for homeland attacks'," said a joint FBI and Department of Homeland Security bulletin.
According to Fox News, the US State Department has put US citizens across the globe on alert for potential retaliation.
"The death of Awlaki, in the near term, could provide motivation for anti-American attacks worldwide from individuals or groups seeking to retaliate against U.S. citizens or interests because of this action," the State Department said in the travel alert.In the past Awlaki and other members of AQPA have called for attacks against the United States, US citizens and US interests," the alert said.
"Awlaki's standing as a preeminent English-language advocate of violence could potentially trigger anti-American acts worldwide to avenge his death," it added.
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Peter King, said that the cleric's death was bigger than that of the Al Qaeda network's leader Osama Bin Laden.
"This is as significant as any kill we can imagine. Believe it or not, this is more significant than the killing of Bin Laden," King said, adding that there could be a fallout.
"It's a great victory for the US in the long run. In the short term though, we have to realize he had a strong following in this country so we have to be very much on our guard as far as a revenge killing," he said.
"They're going to be coming after us probably more than ever but for me that's a price worth paying because in the long run they've (Al-Qaeda in Yemen) have really been hurt by this," he added. (ANI)
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