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More terror attacks on cities in Turkey may be "imminent", the British Government has warned. Firming up travel advice to the region, the Foreign Office said new information suggested Istanbul and Ankara could be likely targets. The Foreign Office has already warned against all non-essential travel to Turkey. But revising its guidance on Tuesday, it said: "We have information to suggest that further attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara. "We urge you to be vigilant in all parts of the country and especially in the vicinity of potential terrorist targets." It suggests sites symbolising the political, religious and economic values of western countries including the UK are particularly at risk, though Turkish buildings have also been targeted in the past. The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner said the new warning indicated progress had been made in the hunt for the bombers. He told BBC News: "I think it’s fair to assume this is intelligence-led, that the joint investigation with the Turkish authorities into the bombings has yielded clues, that this is not the end of it, that this whole wave of bombings is not yet completed." |