Citing recent terrorist attacks in France, the UK, Sweden, and Russia, the US State Department today issued an alert asking Americans traveling to Europe to take extra precautions and increase their vigilance during their travels. The alert is to remain in place until September 1, 2017.
The alert itself cited no specific threat, but simply asks that Americans do their due diligence when traveling in countries that may carry extra risks to visitors.
The text, exactly as released by the State Department on May 1, 2017:
I’d like to know the odds of dying in a terrorist attack vs a shark attack on Maui or of a gunshot in Los Angeles or a traffic accident in San Diego. Or from a lightening strike, for that matter.