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It told those there to consider leaving the country, citing the risk of unrest as President Yahya Jammeh digs in despite losing an election

The statement noted that until its shutdown this summer, the sham embassy was housed in a run-down, pink two-storey building with a corrugated iron roof and flew a US flag outside it

John Kirby, the US Department of State’s Assistant Secretary and spokesperson, said although the incident was under investigation, his government was troubled by the response of the police

The travel alert, which is in effect until February 24, 2016, said current information suggested that militants with ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other militant groups continued to plan attacks in several regions around the world

While it categorised the travel alert for Nigeria as Level 2, those of other countries were at Level 3