The US Embassy in Uganda has told citizens to change travel
plans amid warnings of a "specific" terror threat at the county's
airport
Security is being increased at British airports after the US warned of a possible terror attack between 9pm and 11pm tonight.
The US Embassy in Uganda issued an urgent email warning citizens of a "specific threat" to the country's Entebbe International Airport within hours.
It said information from Uganda's police indicated that the attack could take place between 9 pm and 11 pm local time on Thursday, adding that citizens planning to travel at that time to consider reviewing their arrangements.
The Department for Transport said extra security measures in the UK - which have not been disclosed - were not expected to cause "significant disruption" to passengers and noted that the official threat status remained unchanged.
But travellers reported long queues at Manchester Airport early on Thursday morning, with airport bosses warning people to leave extra time to check-in.
Passenger Andy Buckley, who was flying to Barcelona from Manchester with his son, told the Manchester Evening News : “I’ve never seen queues as long as this at Manchester.
"We all understand that security is the primary concern, and people wouldn’t have it any other way, but some passengers were panicking because the queues were about 600 yards long and they felt they were going to miss their flights”.
The US Embassy in Uganda issued an urgent email warning citizens of a "specific threat" to the country's Entebbe International Airport within hours.
It said information from Uganda's police indicated that the attack could take place between 9 pm and 11 pm local time on Thursday, adding that citizens planning to travel at that time to consider reviewing their arrangements.
The Department for Transport said extra security measures in the UK - which have not been disclosed - were not expected to cause "significant disruption" to passengers and noted that the official threat status remained unchanged.
But travellers reported long queues at Manchester Airport early on Thursday morning, with airport bosses warning people to leave extra time to check-in.
Passenger Andy Buckley, who was flying to Barcelona from Manchester with his son, told the Manchester Evening News : “I’ve never seen queues as long as this at Manchester.
"We all understand that security is the primary concern, and people wouldn’t have it any other way, but some passengers were panicking because the queues were about 600 yards long and they felt they were going to miss their flights”.
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