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| UK says UAE terror risk is 'high' | UK says UAE terror risk is 'high' |
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| British nationals in the United Arab Emirates have been warned there is now a high risk of a terror attack there. | British nationals in the United Arab Emirates have been warned there is now a high risk of a terror attack there. |
| Travel advice from the UK Foreign Office said terrorists might be planning indiscriminate attacks in places frequented by expatriates. | Travel advice from the UK Foreign Office said terrorists might be planning indiscriminate attacks in places frequented by expatriates. |
| It did not give details about why there was believed to be a more serious threat than the general one previously issued to UK nationals. | It did not give details about why there was believed to be a more serious threat than the general one previously issued to UK nationals. |
| Unlike neighbour Saudi Arabia, the UAE has had no major terrorism incidents. | Unlike neighbour Saudi Arabia, the UAE has had no major terrorism incidents. |
| Expatriates make up a majority of the population of the oil-rich state, which consists of seven individual emirates, including the main ones Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is also a major tourist destination. | Expatriates make up a majority of the population of the oil-rich state, which consists of seven individual emirates, including the main ones Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is also a major tourist destination. |
| "High" is the most serious of four terrorism risk levels which the Foreign Office uses in its warnings, the others being "general", "underlying" and "low". | |
| Security awareness | Security awareness |
| British officials do not usually comment on the reasons for specific changes in its foreign travel advice, but say conditions in overseas countries are constantly under review. | |
| "There is a high threat from terrorism," an official travel advice notice for the country said. "We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE." | |
| The web-posted advice says attacks could happen at any time and may target residential compounds, military, oil, transport and aviation interests. | The web-posted advice says attacks could happen at any time and may target residential compounds, military, oil, transport and aviation interests. |
| "You should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places," the advice says. | "You should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places," the advice says. |
| However, the advice is prefaced by an assurance that the "vast majority of visits" to the UAE are "trouble-free". | However, the advice is prefaced by an assurance that the "vast majority of visits" to the UAE are "trouble-free". |
| At least 100,000 UK citizens are resident in the UAE and more than one million Britons travelled there in 2006, the British embassy says. | At least 100,000 UK citizens are resident in the UAE and more than one million Britons travelled there in 2006, the British embassy says. |