US President Barack Obama's national security team met Saturday to discuss a terrorist threat that has prompted the US to close 21 diplomatic posts around the world and caused other nations to follow suit, dpa reported.
National Security Advisor Susan Rice led a meeting at the White House with Secretary of State John Kerry, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, the heads of the FBI and CIA and other military and intelligence advisors.
Obama did not attend the meeting, but has been receiving frequent briefings since instructing "his National Security team to take all appropriate steps to protect the American people in light of a potential threat occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula," the White House said.