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US embassy in Azerbaijan continues working with normal precautions

02 May 2011 10:49 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementyeva â€“ APA. The US embassy in Azerbaijan continues working with normal precautions, press secretary of the US embassy Keith Bean told APA. Commenting on the embassyâ€™s tightening of security measures, Bean said that the diplomatic mission worked in normal precautions taking security measures as ever: â€œWe are coordinating with the government on the security measures. But our work hour is the same and the same staffâ€.

The official report of the US State Department says that the real threat existed for the life of US citizens in the world: â€œGiven the uncertainty and volatility of the current situation, U.S. citizens in areas where recent events could cause anti-American violence are strongly urged to limit their travel outside of their homes and hotels and avoid mass gatherings and demonstrations," the State Department said in a worldwide travel warning issued early Monday. â€œU.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and be aware of their surroundings at all timesâ€.

Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed during special operation conducted in Pakistanâ€™s Abbotabad city, less than 100 km from Islamabad.