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UK travellers warned of increased global terror threat | UK travellers warned of increased global terror threat |
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British travellers have been warned they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for UK air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants. | British travellers have been warned they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for UK air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants. |
The Foreign Office (FCO) has updated its travel advice for all destinations. | The Foreign Office (FCO) has updated its travel advice for all destinations. |
It urges Britons living or travelling overseas to be "vigilant" because of the threat from those "motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria". | It urges Britons living or travelling overseas to be "vigilant" because of the threat from those "motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria". |
The FCO said it was responding to the "generalised threat" rather than warnings of a specific attack. | The FCO said it was responding to the "generalised threat" rather than warnings of a specific attack. |
Parliament backed British participation in air strikes against IS extremists in Iraq in September, at the invitation of the Iraqi government. | Parliament backed British participation in air strikes against IS extremists in Iraq in September, at the invitation of the Iraqi government. |
RAF aircraft are conducting flights almost daily, it is believed. | RAF aircraft are conducting flights almost daily, it is believed. |
IS has seized large parts of both Iraq and Syria, up to the Turkish border. | IS has seized large parts of both Iraq and Syria, up to the Turkish border. |
The new advice comes after the UK national terror threat level was raised from "substantial" to "severe" in August, meaning an attack was "highly likely". | The new advice comes after the UK national terror threat level was raised from "substantial" to "severe" in August, meaning an attack was "highly likely". |
The updated information, being added to all travel advice pages on the FCO website, states: "There is considered to be a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria. | The updated information, being added to all travel advice pages on the FCO website, states: "There is considered to be a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria. |
"You should be vigilant at this time." | "You should be vigilant at this time." |
The four threat level categories are: | |
Dr Frank Faulkner, terrorism expert at the University of Derby, told BBC News that the move was "a precaution as much as anything else". | |
He said that the nature of global threats made it hard to pinpoint the most vulnerable countries: "It could well come from anywhere." | |
He went on: "The likely main countries would of course be North America, Western Europe and so on, primarily because some of these countries are involved in operations against Isis in Iraq." | |
The FCO has advised against all travel to Syria and warned Britons already there to leave. | The FCO has advised against all travel to Syria and warned Britons already there to leave. |
It has also advised against all travel to most of northern and western Iraq, and against all but essential travel to the rest of the country. | It has also advised against all travel to most of northern and western Iraq, and against all but essential travel to the rest of the country. |