State Department Issues Heightened Terrorism Alert After Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Al Zawahiri

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri (R), an Egyptian linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by Dawn newspaper on Nov. 10, 2001. Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily Dawn/Handout via Reuters

The State Department has warned of an increased potential for attacks on Americans abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, adding that current information suggests terror groups continue to plan terrorist attacks on U.S. interests.

The agency stated that there is a “higher potential for anti-American violence” in a Worldwide Caution advisory on Tuesday.