U.S. warns of possible Algeria plane attack plot

Militants may be planning to attack commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria,the U.S. Embassy said in a message to Americans living in the oil-exporting North African country.

An embassy warden's message dated March 12 and posted on the Web site of the U.S. government's Overseas Security Advisory Council said: "There is information that extremists may be planning to conduct an attack against a commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria. At this time, there is no additional information available as to the specific carrier or the timing of this attack."