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Canada warns of new terror threat in the Philippines
Canada has issued a
travel advisory to its citizens
to exercise a high degree of
caution in traveling to the
Philippines, particularly in
Mindanao.
The
Canadian
government released the
travel advisory on April 10,
2017 due to the threat of
terrorism and high level of
crime in the Philippines.
“Global Affairs Canada
advises against all travel
to the Mindanao region,
excluding urban areas of
Davao City, due to the serious
threat of terrorist attacks and
kidnapping. The government
Direct: 604.767.1663
of [email protected]
Canada’s ability to provide
consular
assistance
in
this region is limited,” the
Canadian government said in
its advisory.
The
Canadian
government also said citizens
must avoid all travel in the Sulu
archipelago and through the
southern Sulu Sea, including
waters off southern Palawan
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piracy and kidnappings
in this alert against
the danger of
area.
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incidents.
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or the safety and security foreigners have become more
situation could change with frequent. Victims have been
little notice,” the Canadian subjected to extremely harsh
government said.
treatment for prolonged
“You should exercise a periods, and there has been
high degree of caution at all an increase in the number of
times, monitor local media foreigners executed by their
and follow the instructions of captors,” the advisory noted.
local authorities,” it added.
It said that the threat
The
Canadian is particularly high in the
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Mindanao
Region
and
surrounding
areas,
but
could also occur in locations
outside the region, especially
in coastal areas. Boaters in
waters around Mindanao and
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