Travel Security News Update

This U.S. Department of State Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider travel to the Turks and Caicos at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Jeanne. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning of September 1, 2004. It expires October 7, 2004. If Hurricane Jeanne continues on its present trajectory, U.S. citizens in The Turks and Caicos are urged to consider departing until the storm threat has passed. Flights may be suspended at any time. If staying in the Turks and Caicos, U.S. citizens are urged to locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions. Visitors to the Turks and Caicos should be familiar with their hotel or cruise ship evacuation plans, policies, or procedures. This travel warning is also for the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Sep 17, 2004

This U.S. Department of State Travel Warning updates information on the continuing dangerous security situation in Iraq to include travel to and from Iraq by civilian airlines and to reiterate dangers of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 20, 2004. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Iraq, which remains very dangerous. Remnants of the former Baath regime, transnational terrorists, and criminal elements remain active. Attacks against military and civilian targets throughout Iraq continue. Targets include hotels, restaurants, police stations, checkpoints, foreign diplomatic missions, and international organizations and other locations with expatriate personnel. These attacks have resulted in deaths and injuries of American citizens, including those doing humanitarian work. There is credible information that terrorists have targeted civil aviation . The Department of State warns of the danger associated with using civilian aircraft to enter or depart Iraq, as well as the risks to road transportation described below. In addition, there have been planned and random killings, as well as extortions and kidnappings. Military operations continue. There are daily attacks against Multinational Forces - Iraq (MNF-I) throughout the country. Sep 17, 2004

This U.S. Department of State Travel Warning updates security threat information for Indonesia, alerts American citizens to security concerns regarding identifiably western hotels, informs Americans of a September 9 terrorist bombing in Jakarta, and reminds travelers of the ongoing terrorist threat for Indonesia. The Department of State continues to recommend that Americans defer all non-essential travel to Indonesia. This supersedes the September 7, 2004, Travel Warning for Indonesia. Sep 14, 2004

This U.S. Department of State Travel Warning is being issued to alert Americans to continuing security concerns in Nepal. On September 14, the Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of the U.S. Embassy on a voluntary basis, and the Peace Corps temporarily suspended all operations in Nepal. This supersedes the Travel Warning dated July 21, 2004. Sep 14, 2004

The U.S. Department of State is warning Americans that the potential for a terrorist attack in Russia is high at the moment. In the last week of August, two airplanes that departed Moscow crashed. Those planes have been determined to contain explosives onboard. On the same night, an explosion at a bus stop in Moscow injured several persons, and later a suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside a Moscow metro station killing 10 and injuring numerous others. And the latest incident, linked to hostilities with Chechnya, was the seizure of a school where hostages were taken. State warns that actions again private citizens are likely for some time. Americans should not travel to Chechnya or any area that borders it. U.S. government personnel are already prohibited from doing so. Sep 7, 2004