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Britons warned against travelling to Yemen
British citizens have been warned against travelling to Yemen, in light of several recent terrorist attacks.
- By Alice Johnson, Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:24 April 13, 2008
Dubai: British citizens have been warned against travelling to Yemen, in light of several recent terrorist attacks.
The London Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) – which protects the interests of British citzens abroad – published a statement: “We advise against all but essential travel to Yemen. There have been a series of recent terrorist attacks both inside and outside the capital Sana'a. There is a high threat from terrorism in general in Yemen, including against Western and British interests. You should be particularly vigilant in public places frequented by expatriates and foreign travelers. We believe that terrorist continue to plan attacks. If you do intend to travel in Yemen you should only do so with a Yemeni military escort."
On 10th April an ‘improvised explosive device' exploded at an oil company headquarters in Sana'a – a second device was disarmed. Four days prior to this, a mortar attack took place against an expatriate residential compound in the city. It housed US diplomats and Westerners working for an oil company: there were no casualties reported and the attack was later claimed by terrorist network Al Qaida.
Last month, the US Embassy in Sana'a was attacked by grenade. The Embassy has since asked non-essential staff and family members to leave the country.
The FCO statement read: "You should be aware of the risk of becoming indiscriminately caught up in terrorist attacks. You should take all the necessary steps to protect your safety, and you should make sure that you have confidence in your individual security arrangements. In particular, we advise against using restaurants in the Haddah district of Sana'a, which we judge to be at particular risk.
The warning was issued on 11th April and remains current.
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