UK closes missions as precaution against attacks

Britain today closed a string of its diplomatic missions abroad as a precaution against possible terrorist attacks on the anniversary of September 11.

Foreign Office sources said the offices in Islamabad and Karachi, both in Pakistan, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Singapore, Dili in East Timor, Dushanbe in Tajikistan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Bahrain, all in the Middle East, Lilongwe, Malawi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam were closed today, and might also be closed tomorrow if that was deemed prudent.