The recent United Kingdom terror attack warning its citizens in the UAE came in the wake of a conversation between two drunk men in a hotel bar in Abu Dhabi, a media report said in Dubai.
The British embassy posted a warning on its website on June 14 against a terror attack in the UAE.
The warning was issued based on a conversation between two Arab men at a bar in the Hiltonia Hotel in Abu Dhabi, which is frequented by hundreds of Britons and Americans, Gulf News said, quoting a diplomatic source.
'One drunk man told the other in jest: If someone wants to scare all these people and make them run away, just say there is a bomb. A belt bomb will kill hundreds of them,' said the report.
The report said Britons sitting near the men overheard the conversation and thought it was serious. They reported the matter to their embassy which immediately issued the terror alert.
The travel advisory said: 'The attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time, including in places frequented by expats. You should maintain a high level of security awareness.'
The US embassy also reiterated its travel advisory to Americans in the Middle East, including the UAE, reminding its citizens to maintain a high level of personal security awareness.
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