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AFP, Dubai

Britain has warned that there is a high risk of a terror attack in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement posted on its embassy website.

"There is a high threat from terrorism. We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE," said a travel advice posted online on Saturday.

"Attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers such as residential compounds, military, oil, transport and aviation interests," it said.

It informed Britons in the oil-rich Gulf state that they should "maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places."

The embassy said that over a million British visitors travelled to the UAE in 2006, and more than 100,000 British nationals are resident there.