NAIROBI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's athletic officials said Tuesday they were not aware of terror threats targeting the upcoming international athletics championships slated for the coastal city of Mombasa later this month.

    Organisers of the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships assured participants and the public at large that security has been given top priority, following a terror alert issued by the USembassy early on Tuesday.

    The Chief Executive of the event's organizing committee, Isaac Kalua, said that they were not aware of any threats to the event, which will be a hallmark in Kenya's sporting calendar.

    "The chairman of the security committee is working hard on security matters and therefore we can assure Kenyans and countriesthat have raised concerns on security that no stone will be left unturned in a bid to provide adequate security and that this matter is not being taken lightly," Kalua told Xinhua by telephone.

    Washington warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible terrorist attack targeting the upcoming global athletics event duein Mombasa on March 24.

    A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi said that "unspecified terrorist attack" threat was coming from "alleged extremist elements" and was targeting the IAAF athletics championships due to begin in Mombasa on March 24.

    The warning follows last month's ultimatum by Kenyan Muslims to disrupt the forthcoming World Cross Country Championships unless the government releases their colleagues held unjustly on suspicion of terrorism.

    Related: U.S. warns of terror threat at global athletics event in Kenya

    NAIROBI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible terrorist attack targeting the upcoming World Cross Country Championships to be staged in the coastal city of Mombasa later this month.

    A statement from the US Embassy in Nairobi said that "unspecified terrorist attack" threat was coming from "alleged extremist elements" and was targeting the IAAF athletics championships due to begin in Mombasa on March 24.

    The alert warned Americans to "use extreme caution" when frequenting prominent places in Mombasa and elsewhere.