growing intelligence

米国国務省が米市民向けの渡航警戒情報を出しましたが、今のところ何も起きずにほっと胸をなでおろしています。
英文で気になったのがgrowing intelligence。とくにgrowingは以前、扱ったfreshにも似て訳しにくい形容詞です。Othelloくんはどう訳すのでしょうか。気になるところです。（UG）

U.S. issues global travel alert, to close embassies due to al Qaeda threat

(CNN) -- A U.S. global travel alert remained in place Saturday amid fears that al Qaeda may launch attacks in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond in coming weeks.

The threat prompted the United States to announce that 22 embassies and consulates will be closed on Sunday, including in Yemen, which was a particular focus of concern.

Britain and Germany have also said they will close their embassies in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Sunday and Monday. The UK Foreign Office said it was a precautionary measure.

The U.S. embassies that will be closed Sunday -- when they would normally be open -- stretch across a swath of North Africa and the Middle East, from Mauritania to Oman. Bangladesh and Afghanistan, both majority Muslim nations, are also affected.

The U.S. government's actions are in response to growing intelligence that shows a potential for attacks in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East as well as North Africa, said U.S. officials who spoke to CNN on condition of not being identified.

"The threat appears to be much worse than it has (been) in a long time," said a senior national security official in Yemen, where the government is "on high alert against possible attacks in the days to come."
Various Western targets -- not just those tied to the United States -- are under threat, according to two U.S. officials.

According to three sources, the United States has information that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula members are in the final stages of planning for an unspecified attack.

One of the sources said such preparations appeared to have increased in recent days with the approaching end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In particular, Sunday is Laylet al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, which is one of the holiest moments on the Muslim calendar.

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