THE United States has reopened five of six embassies in Africa that Washington ordered closed last week on fears of terrorist attacks. Business has been resumed at the embassies in Namibia, Liberia, Senegal, Togo and Gambia. The US embassy in Madagascar remains shut, but US government officials say this will be reviewed shortly. On Friday, the US State Department announced the temporary closure of the six embassies saying it had “concrete information” suggesting terrorist attacks might be in the works. The missions were ordered closed after suspicious people were seen observing them, State Department spokesperson James Rubin said. He hinted strongly that the chief suspect was Saudi-born millionaire Osama bin Laden, whom Washington has blamed for other attacks on US interests.
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