{"id":342100,"date":"2017-08-04T17:24:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T17:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=342100"},"modified":"2017-08-04T17:24:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T17:24:30","slug":"terror-warning-for-travelers-not-new-british-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/terror-warning-for-travelers-not-new-british-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Terror warning for travelers not new – British Gov’t"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United Kingdom has downplayed the terror concerns stemming from advice it offers to its nationals visiting Ghana.<\/p>\n
The advice offered on its website only seeks to offer practical and up to date information to British Nationals, a statement from UK government has said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe British Government provides advice to British citizens travelling to countries across the world.\u00a0Our aim is to provide practical, accurate and up to date information and advice to help British nationals make informed decisions about their safety and travel abroad.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n
The statement further said recent media reportage \u201cwrongly suggested that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office\u00a0have issued a new warning with regard to terrorism in Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not issued new [travel] advice,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur travel advice for Ghana was last updated on 24 April and can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/ghana. This contains a section on terrorism – something that is standard practice for all travel advice. This advice is similar to that of other countries in the region and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The advice notes that most visits are trouble-free, but notes that there has been a recent increase in petty street crime whilst violent crime can occur at any time.<\/p>\n