Security officials dismiss UK travel advisory
26 Dec 2011, 7:23 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has maintained its December 13 travel advisory for the Maldives, cautioning tourists to be wary of spontaneous gatherings and warning of indiscriminate attacks in public areas.
Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) spokesperson Abdul Raheem did not believe there was cause for concern.
“We don’t think there is any security problem at the moment so far as MNDF is concerned, for tourists, guests or Maldivians,” he said.
Raheem added that it was unusual for a travel advisory to be issued against the Maldives, and said that the UK’s advisory was the first one, to his knowledge.
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