Department of State on Tuesday warned American citizens overseas of an increased threat of “anti-American violence” following the announcement this week that an American airstrike had eliminated al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Arabiya reported on Wednesday.

The State Department said that it “believes there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022.”.

“Current information suggests that terrorist organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S.

government suspected that Afghanistan’s Taliban terror group harbored bin Laden in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks and believed that it had generally provided al-Qaeda affiliates with safe haven.

Al-Zawahiri served as bin Laden’s deputy prior to reigning as al-Qaeda’s chief, meaning his history with the terror group spanned decades.

President Joe Biden recalled some of the gravest terror attacks overseen by al-Zawahiri during his August 1 announcement of the leader’s death, stating:.

He was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11 [September 11, 2001 terror attacks], one of the most responsible for the attacks that murdered 2,977 people on American soil.