The U.S. Embassy in Damascus posted on its website Tuesday that Washington got information suggesting the existence of plans to kidnap Western journalists in central and southern Syria.

The U.S. Embassy in Damascus posted on its website Tuesday that Washington got information suggesting the existence of plans to kidnap Western journalists in central and southern Syria.

Therefore, the U.S. authorities recommended citizens to refrain from traveling to Syria, and called upon those who are there not to leave the territory.

The statement did not refer to the source of danger.

It is worth mentioning that the U.S. embassy had suspended its work in Damascus since February 2012.