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United States Department of State updated its travel warning on Sri Lanka alerting the American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country.

The updated warning urged the Americans to carefully evaluate the risks of travel to Sri Lanka and specifically warned against traveling to northern and eastern areas.

It warned the Americans to avoid large crowds and public gatherings and particularly political rallies, military bases, and government and military vehicle convoys, which are frequent targets of LTTE attacks.

Despite that no tourist is being targeted in the recent bus and train station bombings the travel warning urged the visitors no to use public transportation.

“In light of attacks against civilian buses and trains, American citizens are strongly advised against traveling by bus or train in Sri Lanka. U.S. Government personnel are currently prohibited from using these modes of transportation,” it said.

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United States Department of State (DOS) today updated its travel advisory on Sri Lanka specifically warning Americans against travel to northern and eastern areas of Sri Lanka. DOS warned the Americans against traveling particularly to LTTE-controlled areas in the north saying they may pose severe hazards.

The travel warning said despite the Sri Lankan government’s assurance that it has effectively controlled the eastern part of the country since July 2007 the security is not yet guaranteed.

It said that although other parts of the country are mostly safe, the LTTE has conducted attacks outside of the northern and eastern areas citing recent LTTE air attacks on the Katunayake Air Force Base and the oil facilities in Colombo and the October 15th attack on Army camp in the Yala National Park in southeastern Sri Lanka.

The advisory restricts official travel by U.S. Government personnel to areas north of a line following the highway from Puttalam through Anuradhapura to Polonaruwa, Bibile, and Pottuvil in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka and prohibits unofficial travel.