FCO update follows new terror warning
Kenya: Areas frequented by foreigners likely to be terror targets
The British Foreign and Commonwealth had updated its advice for Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti, referring to a high risk of terror attacks.
The FCO website, at www.fco.gov.uk/travel, warns visitors to the three countries to be highly vigilant in all areas frequented by foreign visitors, including hotels, nightclubs, shopping centres and restaurants.
The website states that the advice has been changed to underline the continued threat from terrorism: “The Foreign Office continues to receive information that Westerners are at risk from terrorist attacks in areas frequented by foreigners. In particular there is a potential threat against western interests in Nairobi, Kenya.”
Despite the stark warnings, the Foreign Office has stopped short of advising against all non-essential travel to the three countries.
Kenya has long been a potential target for terrorists; in November last year 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a hotel in Mombasa, while on the same day attempts were made to shoot down an Israeli airliner as it took off from Kenya.
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