UK, Australia advise India-bound citizens to be vigilant

New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The United Kingdom and Australia have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to be vigilant while visiting India in the run-up to the Independence Day.

The Australian High Commission today said Australians visiting India should be ''particularly vigilant'' in the lead-up to the Independence Day as militants have in the past used such occasions to mount attacks.

The UK High Commission said its citizens should remain vigilant during this period, particularly in crowded areas.

Security in New Delhi and other Indian cities has been increased in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations, the UK travel advisory said.

''In view of this and recent terrorist attacks (eg bomb blasts on trains in Mumbai) you should remain especially vigilant during this period, particularly in crowded areas,'' the UK High Commission said.

Yesterday, the United States Embassy had warned of terror strikes in New Delhi and Mumbai by foreign terrorists, including members of the Al Qaeda, in the days leading up to August 15, in a similar travel advisory.

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