A month-long amnesty offered by Saudi King Fahd to militants who turn themselves in has failed to attract hardcore militants responsible for the killings of scores of Saudis and foreigners in waves of attacks that began in May 2003.

Britain must beef up security at its embassies and consulates worldwide in line with the fortress mentality adopted by the United States, or risk further deadly attacks like the bomb blast in Turkey, security analysts said Friday.

The alleged decision by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to overrule military advice and send reduced numbers of troops to the Gulf has left the forces in “an extremely dangerous situation”, an expert said today.