Britain warns of imminent terror attack in Saudi

Britain has warned its citizens tonight not to travel to Saudi Arabia because terror attacks were imminent.

Britain has warned its citizens tonight not to travel to Saudi Arabia because terror attacks were imminent.

"We advise British nationals against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia. We believe that terrorists may be in the final phases of planning attacks," the new Foreign Office warning said.

The previous warning had simply said that attacks against Westerners were "likely".

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