American embassies, military units, US interests brace for security threats

dw.de reported… American embassies, military units and other US interests were braced for possible security threats related to the release of a report on the CIA’s interrogation techniques, the White House said.

The report, due to be released by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, will be the first public account, detailing the use of torture by the CIA on al Qaeda detainees in the years after terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001.

Protective measures

“There are some indications that the release of the report could lead to a greater risk that is posed to US facilities and individuals all around the world,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. Read Article