Monday, March 28, 2016

Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey, cites ISIS threat

Israel urged its citizens in Turkey on March 28 to leave "as soon as possible" in an upgraded travel advisory predicting possible follow-up attacks to the March 19 suicide bombing in Istanbul by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Three Israeli tourists and an Iranian were killed in the Istanbul attack, which prompted the counter-terrorism bureau in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office to issue a generalized "level 3" warning against travel to Turkey.

A statement by the bureau raised this to "level 2" on March 28, signifying what it called a "high concrete threat" that ISIL or similar groups would attack Turkish tourist attractions. It did not elaborate on what prompted the alert.

The statement said Israelis should avoid going to Turkey and, if already there, "depart as soon as possible."
If a "level 1" alert were by issued by Israel, that would urge citizens to leave the country "forthwith."
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
28/3/16
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