Remain vigilant while touring India, Britons told

In the wake of recent Delhi blasts, the Foreign Office in London has advised British nationals visiting India to remain vigilant.

In the wake recent Delhi serial blasts that killed 24 people, the Foreign Office in London has advised British nationals visiting India to remain vigilant.

“British nationals should remain vigilant, particularly in the vicinity of busy public places especially shopping malls, markets and on public transport,” The office said in its travel advisory.

Over 600,000 British tourists visit India every year Most of these visits are trouble-free, the Foreign Office said.

Noting that 24 people died in the serial blasts in New Delhi, the revised advice states that there is a “high threat of terrorism throughout India”.

“Attacks have targeted public places, including places of worship. They could also target places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers; most recently in Ahmadabad and Bangalore,” the advisory states.

British citizens have been advised against travelling to, or through rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir other than Ladakh; in the immediate vicinity of the border with Pakistan

(Northern and Western India) other than at the international border crossing at Wagah and all travel in Manipur and Tripura (East and North East India).