MOMBASA, Kenya
(AP)
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The Kenyan government is protesting a U.S.
embassy travel advisory that warned of an imminent terror attack on the
coastal town of Mombasa, saying the advisory amounts to "economic
sabotage" in a city that is reliant on tourism.
In a joint statement on Sunday, Head of
Public Service Francis Kimemia and Tourism Minister Dan Mwadzo said the
Kenyan government had officially asked the U.S. embassy in Nairobi to
lift Friday's advisory.
The officials say the terror alert hurts Kenya's massive tourism industry. Mombasa is a major destination for foreign visitors.Kenya has often been on terror alert since sending troops into Somalia last October.
The Somali militant group al-Shabab has vowed to stage a major terrorist attack on Kenyan territory in retaliation.
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