London recommends its citizens not to head for Saudi Arabia

The British foreign ministry yesterday recommended that British citizens not head for Saudi Arabia for "unnecessary reasons" upon the occurrence of three attacks that resulted in killing or wounding scores of people in Riyadh.

In a statement the ministry warned against the danger of new terrorist attacks to take place in Saudi Arabia that might include the use of chemical or biological weapons. The statement read the government recommends Britons not to travel for Saudi Arabia for unnecessary reasons.

The statement said that following the three suicide attacks on May 12, there is still a great danger there of new attacks to take place against western interests in Saudi Arabia.