US calls on its citizens in Syria to be cautious

The American embassy in Damascus called on its citizens living in Syria to be careful after Israel had assassinated Sheikh Ahmad Yassin.

In a message to its citizens, the embassy said "we do expect sentiments and tensions to be very high in the coming days because of the position of Sheikh Yassin." It added " because of the possible demonstrations to take place, the embassy warns the Americans to avoid areas of aggregations and areas where the Americans will be exposed to attack in a nearby future."

The embassy continued " the American citizens are called on to preserve a high decree of cautious and to take necessary measures to ensure their security."