November 17, 2004

Iceland, Norway, Sweden and North Korea now safe for Westerners

From The rise of terrorism leaves much of world off-limits to Westerners":

LARGE swaths of the globe have become too dangerous for Westerners to visit or do business in, according to a report by a group of security experts.

The Middle East, much of the Islamic world and large parts of Asia and Africa are no longer safe, and attacks by Islamic militants against Western targets may increase, the RiskMap for 2005, published today by the Control Risks Group, says...

...more popular destinations make the second �high risk� category, including parts of Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines. The only �high risk� area in mainland Europe is Kosovo...

...The only countries to have an "insignificant" security risk are Iceland, Norway, Sweden and North Korea...

Posted to Terrorism at November 17, 2004 09:45 PM

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