Richard Branson slams UK over Kenya travel advisories

Tourism industry stakeholders here are playing down the likelihood of Western countries issuing travel advisories in the wake of recent bombings.

The Foreign Office advises Britons to avoid travelling to areas of the Kenyan coast, after militant attacks left at least 87 people dead.

The UK government lifts its warning against travelling to part of Kenya's coast, including Mombasa.

Some 400 British holidaymakers have returned to the UK from Kenya, as 10 people are killed by two explosions which hit the capital Nairobi.

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