BRITONS who have persisted in staying in Somalia have been urged to get out now.
The Foreign Office said there was a "specific threat" identified to Westerners in the territory, known as Somaliland, and they should depart immediately.
UK nationals have been advised for some time to avoid the breakaway territory because of the high threat of criminal and terrorist kidnappings.
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