Amid what it described as “a heightened state of alert,” the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago has issued an unusual security advisory urging American citizens to avoid visiting U.S. government facilities in the Caribbean nation over the holiday weekend. The embassy did not specify the nature of the potential threat but advised vigilance and adherence to local security updates.

While the embassy’s alert did not specify a direct cause, officials acknowledged recent threats targeting American citizens in Trinidad and Tobago. U.S. authorities suggested the warning “could be linked” to rising regional tensions between the United States and Venezuela, following deadly U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters aimed at suspected drug traffickers.

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have

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