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Bahrain: FCO close British embassy

15th March 2011 The British Embassy in Bahrain is closed until further notice. For enquiries to do with the situation in Bahrain please call 17574151 in Bahrain, or 020 7008 1500 in the UK.

The FCO advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Travel Summary (closure of the British Embassy until further notice). The overall level of the advice has changed; the FCO advise against all travel to Bahrain.

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Taken from the FCO website:

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Travel Summary (closure of the British Embassy until further notice). The overall level of the advice has changed; we advise against all travel to Bahrain.

TRAVEL SUMMARY
We advise against all travel to Bahrain until further notice.

Following an increase in protests over recent days, confrontations between protestors and police on Sunday 13th March, reports of protestors establishing roadblocks, and reports that the Bahraini Government has invited fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members to deploy forces to help them preserve law and order, we also advise British nationals currently in Bahrain to remain at home until further notice. The risk of a further outbreak of violence has increased. If British nationals do travel within Bahrain, they should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places and on major highways, and avoid large crowds and demonstrations. The airport remains open and transiting through the airport is unaffected by this advice.

Demonstrations continue around the Pearl Roundabout and the Bahrain Financial Harbour.

The British Embassy in Bahrain is closed until further notice. For enquiries to do with the situation in Bahrain please call 17574151 in Bahrain, or 020 7008 1500 in the UK.

The British Embassy Bahrain is located in central Manama. For enquiries to do with the situation in Bahrain please call 17574151 in Bahrain, or 020 7008 1500 in the UK.

We recommend you register with the British Embassy in Manama via LOCATE. To do this visit https://www.locate.fco.gov.uk/locateportal - or ask family in the UK to do so for you. Where the internet is working, we will attempt to contact those registered by email. We will also be updating messages on the Embassy's Facebook page concerning known demonstrations and events. This can be accessed through the Facebook link on the website: http://ukinbahrain.fco.gov.uk/en/

Please visit the FCO website for the latest updates.

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