Kenya has warned its citizens against travelling through Heathrow airport because of “a substantial threat of possible attack” by Al-Qaeda.
The warning comes after the British and Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) altered its travel advice for UK citizens planning trips to Kenya.
The FCO now advises against “all but essential travel” to parts of the country after a spate of attacks left a reported 87 people dead.
Kenya’s foreign affairs principal secretary, Karanja Kibicho, told the Daily Nation: “According to information provided by US officials, Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen and Syria were developing sophisticated bombs that could bring down a plane."
He added: "The information states that Britain would be the most likely country to be affected. Based on this information, Kenyans are advised not to travel through London Heathrow where there is substantial threat of a possible attack.”