Report: Courier led U.S. to al Qaeda meeting that prompted U.S. embassy closures

According to the Daily Beast, U.S. officials discovered an electronic meeting between more than 20 al Qaeda top leaders by following the Internet trail of an al Qaeda courier.

Exclusive: Courier Led U.S. to al Qaeda Internet Conference

It was that meeting that prompted the Obama administration to issue a massive terror alert, ordering the unprecedented closing of nearly two dozen U.S. embassies in the Mideast and North Africa earlier this month.

Josh Rogin is the Daily Beast reporter who broke this story.