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Kenya travel warning extended by Foreign Office

The Foreign Office has warned Britons to avoid travelling to areas of the Kenyan coast, after attacks by militants left at least 87 people dead.

The advice warns against all but “essential” travel to the coastal counties of Lamu and Tana River.

Warnings also remain in place for areas around the Kenya-Somali border, as well as parts of the capital, Nairobi.

Meanwhile, the Kenyan government has advised its citizens not to travel through London Heathrow airport.

In a statement from the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it warned Kenyans not to travel through Heathrow due to the “substantial threat of a possible attack” by Al Qaeda operatives…

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