Is This The Intel That Prompted The U.S. To Issue A Global Terror Alert And The Closure of Diplomatic Posts?

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State Department officials said Thursday that they were taking action out of an 'abundance of caution' from the Arabian Peninsula

Is al Qaeda Plot Using Surgically-Implanted Bombs Behind Worldwide Alert Of 'Biggest Threat Since 9/11'? U.S. Extends Closures Of 19 Embassies Amid Fears Of 'Strategically Significant' Attack -- Daily Mail

* Senator Saxby Chambliss said the threat is 'very reminiscent of what we saw pre-9/11'
* Terrorists described imminent attack as 'big' and 'strategically significant'
* Embassies will be closed until August 10
* One official described threats as a 'concerted effort' to target U.S. embassies and consulates
* Homeland Security increased security at airports within U.S.
* Senator Lindsey Graham called threat 'scary', saying al Qaeda has been 'on steroids'
* Rep. Peter King said the threat is 'very specific'
* Separately, Interpol issued a global security alert on Saturday in connection with suspected al Qaeda involvement in several recent prison escapes including those in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan

The State Department has extended the closure of 19 embassies and consulates across the Muslim World for a week - amid fears of a 'big' and 'strategically significant' terrorist attack against the U.S.

Officials are offering few details about the threat from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the arm of the terrorist organization that is based in Yemen, but at least one report indicates it could involve a terrorist attack mounted by people with explosives surgically-implanted inside them - bombs capable of passing undetected through airport security.

On Sunday, Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said 'the chatter' intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies was 'very reminiscent of what we saw pre-9/11.'

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My Comment: Having Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri issuing threats and warnings probably made the go-ahead for this terror alert that more easier to reach agreement on.

Update: Al Qaeda intercept spurred embassy closures, NBC News reports -- MSNBC