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The Department of State has issued a travel alert to warn U.S. citizens of safety and security concerns in Madagascar “due to demonstrations stemming from a political rift between supporters of the mayor of the capital city of Antananarivo and the government of Madagascar.” The travel alert urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to Madagascar at this time, and expires on May 1, 2009. Although, to date, American citizens have not been targeted, the alert urges U.S. citizens already in Madagascar to maintain a high level of vigilance and a low profile.