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| Britain Warns of 'Specific' Threat in Somaliland | |
| 2013-01-28 | |
[An Nahar] Britannia's Foreign Office on Sunday urged its nationals to leave the self-declared nation of Somaliland, warning of a "specific" threat against Westerners in the northern Somali region.
The Foreign Office said it already advises against all travel to war-torn Somalia including Somaliland -- a rare area of relative stability -- but now urged any remaining citizens to pull out. "We are now aware of a specific threat to Westerners in Somaliland, and urge any British nationals who remain there against our advice to leave immediately," the ministry said in a statement. "As our travel advice continues to make clear, kidnapping for financial or political gain, motivated by criminality or terrorism, remains a threat throughout Somalia." | |
| Posted by:Fred |