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Threat of al-Qaida Attack Keeps U.S. Diplomatic Posts Closed

Season 2013 Episode 2170 | 1m 57s

Acting with an "abundance of caution," U.S. embassies and consulates in 19 cities in the Muslim world are expected to stay shuttered through the week due to the threat of a possible terrorist attack. News organizations reported the U.S. intercepted communications between al-Qaida's leader and the terror group's Yemen branch.

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