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.
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.
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".
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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.
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