US Embassy in Pakistan Posts Warning Following Release of CIA Interrogation Report
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Juan Bernal/iStock/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan is urging Americans in the nation to be especially careful following Tuesday’s release of a report on the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques, which critics call torture.
The report’s release, “could prompt anti-U.S. protests and violence against U.S. interests, including private U.S. citizens,” a message posted on the embassy’s website reads. Americans in Pakistan are urged to stay away from demonstrations, keep a low profiles, avoid large gatherings and exercise caution.
The Pentagon and the State Department had said prior to the report’s release that violence could arise as a reaction to the information it includes.
Further, the embassy is telling American citizens to vary the times and routes on which they travel when in Pakistan and to avoid patterns that would allow others to predict when and where they will be. “Depending on ongoing security assessments, and as part of routine operational security measures, the U.S. Mission occasionally places areas such as hotels, markets, airports, and/or restaurants off limits to official personnel,” the message concludes.
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