Britain warns of UAE terror attack
Britain today raised its terror warning for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its highest level, raising the spectre of increased danger for an expatriate community which has doubled over the last two years.
A statement by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website said today that terrorists were "planning to carry out attacks" in the country, where around 120,000 Brits live.
Latest figures show the UAE has the world's fastest-expanding number of British expats, up from 60,000 in 2006.
The government fears that this grouping could be increasingly exposed to the possibility of a terrorist attack, as international tension increases.
"There is a high threat from terrorism. We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE," the FCO statement said.
The FCO has four levels of terror threat, including “high”, “general”, “underlying” and “low”. A “high” threat, now applicable to the UAE, comes into force when there is a “high level of known terrorist activity”.
The FCO statement continues: “Attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers such as residential compounds, military, oil, transport and aviation interests. You should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places.”
A spokesman said he could not go into specific detail as to what information may have triggered the rise in threat level. He said travel advice was "under constant review".
As well as the 120,000 expat population, one million Brits travel to the UAE each year.
This is on the front page of the Gulf Times today. Does it really surprise everyone that the UAE is under threat? What is a bigger affront to fundamentalist Muslims then Dubai?
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Haa IN ages it is packed with Greedy people after money
There is no peace in the arab world...Which world r u in?
peace..
Maybe should drop a hint that Qtel is owned by British Goverment?....... that could maybe wake up a few sleep dopes there. Hehehe
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It ain't totally developed yet to launch some agenda to make 'em terrorists get vengeance with the people 'round here...
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We are in Qatar. We are NOT in the UAE. LOL
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Ineed some of the stuff you're smoking....Its strong sh*t man!
...aaaand which landmark in London are they going to attack? Buckingham Palace? Too idiotic...
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
I heard earlier today that it was an imminent threat against Brits in UAE. CNN also got the news.
Britexpat, I've heard the same thing about paying off the Bad Guy's!
Reported earlier today. Somewhat unnerving, but hopefully precautionary rather than 'high alert'.
When I worked in Saudi, there were "rumours" that the reason the UAE had been free from attacks was that they were paying off the bad guys..
OMG not again! I think the same alert was back in 2005
In todays Times of London..
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/
britexpat is this recent news? i heard the same thing a few year back.
local papers haven't mentioned anything..