'Possible terrorist threat' closes US embassy in DR Congo for fourth day
DR Congo soldiers FARDC patrol in a vehicle in the capital Kinshasa on December 30, 2013. US says there is a terrorist attack threat on its embassy in Kinshasa. PHOTO | AFP
The US embassy in Kinshasa will on Thursday be closed to the public for a fourth day following "credible and precise information" about a possible terrorist threat, a month ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election.
In a statement on its website, the embassy urged "US citizens in Kinshasa and throughout DR Congo to maintain a high level of vigilance".
