Fed: DFAT reissues travel advice to US

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2006
Fed: DFAT reissues travel advice to US

CANBERRA, Aug 11 AAP - The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has reissued
travel advice to the US amid the latest terror scare in the UK.

DFAT has not upgraded the overall level of advice, but again warned Australians in
the US and those travelling there to be alert to their own security.

"Exercise common sense and look out for suspicious behaviour, as you would in Australia,"

DFAT said.

"The United States Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level for
flights originating in the United Kingdom bound for the United States to Code Red, (the
highest tier of a five-tier, colour-coded system) indicating a "severe" risk of terrorist
attacks. Enhanced airport security procedures are in place."

"For all other commercial aviation operating in the United States or destined for the
United States, the threat level has been raised to Code Orange (the second highest level),
indicating a "high" risk of terrorist attacks."

The department said that the general threat advisory level for the US remained at "yellow"

- the middle level, meaning there is a "significant" threat of a terrorist attack.

A plot to bomb up to 10 passenger planes bound for the US was foiled in the United
Kingdom yesterday.

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