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On Thursday, the minister of state for foreign affairs and consular services, Lynne Yelich, advised airline cheap dirt ticket travellers to take extra precautions in the region because of recent terror threats. The Foreign Affairs website warns travellers to avoid public buses and trains, and to be cautious when travelling outside airline cheap dirt ticket designated Olympic sites.
“We continue to advise all Canadians travelling to the 2014 Winter Games to take sensible precautions and maintain a high level of vigilance at all times and in all places,” Yelich said in a press release.
The travel advisory, airline cheap dirt ticket at least the third update this month, comes as athletes, officials and coaches from all around the world land in Russia for the games. It also follows a warning from the U.S. State Department instructing American athletes not to wear Olympic airline cheap dirt ticket clothing outside Olympic venues. Some athletes and even the NHL have said they have considered withdrawing from the games.
Recent security threats and terrorist attacks have put many on edge. Twin bombings airline cheap dirt ticket in the southern airline cheap dirt ticket city of Volgograd last month killed 34 people, injuring airline cheap dirt ticket many more. Terrorists have also threatened airline cheap dirt ticket to attack Russia’s International airport and Moscow’s subway system, airline cheap dirt ticket the advisory warns.
Although the Department of Foreign Affairs has not issued a countrywide warning for Russia, it does urge Canadians to exercise “a high degree of caution due to crime.” Canadians travelling to Russia, the department airline cheap dirt ticket says on its website, should also  respect regional advisories . Foreign Affairs advises against travel to regions including Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.
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