RedFW
19th February 2003, 15:57
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2780861.stm
Wednesday, 19 February, 2003, 15:36 GMT
British citizens are being advised by the Foreign Office to leave Iraq immediately because of the stand-off with Saddam Hussein.
In new advice issued on Wednesday, the Foreign Office points to "increasing regional tension and the risk of terrorist action".
The statement recalls how British nationals were used as hostages by the Iraqi regime during the 1990/1 Gulf crisis.
In separate advice, British citizens are also being told to leave neighbouring Kuwait unless their presence there is essential.
And they are advised also to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Anybody in the West Bank and Gaza should leave the area, says the Foreign Office.
Wednesday, 19 February, 2003, 15:36 GMT
British citizens are being advised by the Foreign Office to leave Iraq immediately because of the stand-off with Saddam Hussein.
In new advice issued on Wednesday, the Foreign Office points to "increasing regional tension and the risk of terrorist action".
The statement recalls how British nationals were used as hostages by the Iraqi regime during the 1990/1 Gulf crisis.
In separate advice, British citizens are also being told to leave neighbouring Kuwait unless their presence there is essential.
And they are advised also to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Anybody in the West Bank and Gaza should leave the area, says the Foreign Office.