JAPAN JOINS UK AND US IN EUROPE AL-QAEDA TERROR ALERT
Baku, October 4 (AZERTAC). The Japanese government has issued a terror alert to its citizens in Europe, following similar warnings from the UK and US.
The foreign ministry in Tokyo urged people to exercise caution when using public transport or visiting tourist sites.
Security sources warned last week of potential plots on the scale of the Mumbai attacks in 2008.
US authorities have cited France, Germany and the UK as possible targets.
The US state department said on Sunday that a "variety of means and weapons" might be used against official and private interests.
The British Foreign Office said that there was a "high threat" of attack in France and Germany and the government said the threat level in the UK remained at severe.
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