See where around the world the Foreign Office believes a terror attack is most likely to happen
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By Telegraph Travel
10:55AM BST 30 Jun 2015
The theat of terrorism is rated "high" in more than 30 countries around the world, according to the Foreign Office, with summer holiday favourites such as Spain and France given the same rating as Libya, Pakistan and Somalia.
Other popular travel destinations to receive the Foreign Office's highest terror threat level include Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Australia and Belgium.
Kenya, where the threat is "high" Photo: AP/FOTOLIATunisia, where at least 30 Britons were killed in last Friday's massacre, is also given the top rating, as are Indonesia, Russia, Myanmar, Kenya, the Philippines and Colombia.
Less surprising is the inclusion of much of the Middle East, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Afghanistan.
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Thailand also has the Foreign Office's highest rating Photo: AP/FOTOLIAThe Foreign Office uses four ratings when judging the threat of a terrorist attack in its travel advice: high, general, underlying and low.
Countries where the terror threat is low include Iceland, Bolivia, Ecuador, Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Vietnam and Japan.
The terror threat is "low" in Japan Photo: AP/FOTOLIAThe UK terror threat level, assessed by MI5, is more fluid, with five categories ranging from "low" to "critical". The UK terror threat level is currently "severe", the second highest rating.
Telegraph Travel has also produced this map, outlining where the Foreign Office says is safe to travel this summer – and where is not.
Research by Tom Mulvihill and Oliver Smith
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/11707583/Mapped-Terror-threat-around-the-world.html
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