POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY AMBASSADOR

S E C R E T NAIROBI 004063 SIPDIS DEP'T FOR DS/ITA, POSTS FOR RSOS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2015 TAGS: ASEC PINR PTER SUBJECT: POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY AMBASSADOR Classified By: Acting RSO, Laurie L. Darlow, Reason 1.4 D ¶1. (S/NF) The following information was passed to post's Ambassador at a function held at his home on Sunday, September 24. The diplomat who passed the information, which was typed on a plain white piece of paper, stated he had been given this information but had no way to check it's veracity and requested his name and title not be associated with the information. Ambassador considers this contact to be reputable. ¶2. (S/NF) BEGIN TEXT ¶1. The German Embassy in Sana'a received an unsigned letter according to which a local employee at the USA Embassy in Yemen, Mr. Kamal Mohamed Ali, is the leader of a terrorist group ready to attack the Embassies of the USA, the UK and Italy in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Kenya between September 2005 and January 2006. ¶2. the Islamic group Al-Ittihad Al-Islami is planning some terrorist activities in Kenya and Somalia, According to intelligence sources, a jahidisht group is active in Nairobi (Eastleigh area),led by Mr. Mohamed Hassen, Yemeni citizen of Somali origin. Among the possible targets in Somalia, there are the Office of the President Abdullahi Yusuf, the International Organisations representatives (especially the African Union one) and western expatriates working the country. As far as Kenya is concerned, possible targets include the embassy of Italy and the Italian special Delegation for Somalia. END TEXT ¶3. Action Requested: Post requests appropriate name checks where possible and any return information that may be warranted. BELLAMY