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By Simeon Kerr in Dubai
Published: June 17 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 17 2008 03:00
The UK has raised its assessment of the risk of terrorist attack in the United Arab Emirates to reflect a 'high level of known terrorist activity' in the business and tourism hub of the oil-rich Gulf Arab states.
Security analysts say the foreign office's decision to raise the UAE's terrorism risk to high comes amid increasing intelligence surrounding a potential strike on one of the many western interests in the UAE, from the oil infrastructure to Dubai's tourist playground.
For years, there have been concerns that this strong US ally could become a target for Islamist extremists, but no attacks of significance have taken place in the UAE, in spite of the arrest of several alleged al-Qaeda operatives.
'We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE,' the updated foreign office travel advice says. 'We continue to advise a high level of security awareness in public places, but we are not advising a change to travel plans,' an embassy spokesman said. Changes to travel advice are made according to intelligence, local knowledge and input from diplomats.
The US embassy in Abu Dhabi said"
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