Phillipines: U.S. State Department warns against travel to Sulu, terrorist threats

The US state department has warned American nationals against traveling to restive Mindanao particularly to Sulu due to continuing threats from terrorists and insurgent activities. In a new advisory, the department said this was part of its “concern over the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against US citizens and interests throughout the world.” It urged American nationals to defer or postpone “non-essential” travel to Sulu and exercise extreme caution while in other parts of Mindanao. Read Article