The U.S. State Department has offered Americans its customary holiday message—but added a warning that travelers should be vigilant when heading overseas due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks.
The agency sent out its travel advisory Thursday urging Americans to be on alert after terrorist attacks at a Christmas market in Berlin last December and a mass shooting in a Turkish nightclub in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve.
“While local governments continue counterterrorism operations, the Department remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks,” the agency said. “U.S. citizens should always be alert to the possibility that terrorist sympathizers or self-radicalized extremists may conduct attacks with little or no warning.”
The department says that extremists will most likely attack tourist locations, transportation hub, markets and shopping malls.
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