WASHINGTON, Nov 10: The US embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum will suspend normal operations from Wednesday because of a threat to US interests in the city, the embassy said on Monday.

The embassy gave no details of the threat and US officials said they could not elaborate. The embassy distributed the message to the American community in Sudan through the informal “warden” system, a network of contacts which passes on information mainly by word of mouth.

“The embassy urges all Americans in Sudan to maintain a low profile and to avoid large gatherings of foreigners which may attract attention,” the message said.

The embassy will be closed on Tuesday anyway because of a national holiday in the United States, it said.

The embassy will review its security situation and hopes to resume normal operations next week, officials said. —Reuters