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| Beijing security: 'Possible threat to Westerners' governments warn | Beijing security: 'Possible threat to Westerners' governments warn |
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| The UK and US governments have issued a warning about possible threats against Westerners in the Chinese capital Beijing on or around Christmas Day. | The UK and US governments have issued a warning about possible threats against Westerners in the Chinese capital Beijing on or around Christmas Day. |
| British and US officials say they have received information of possible threats in Sanlitun, which is a busy bar and shopping district. | |
| The Australian and French governments have also urged their citizens to remain vigilant. | The Australian and French governments have also urged their citizens to remain vigilant. |
| Beijing police have issued a yellow security alert in the city. | Beijing police have issued a yellow security alert in the city. |
| A yellow alert is the second lowest level in China's four-level security alert system. | A yellow alert is the second lowest level in China's four-level security alert system. |
| The alert means there will be increased security checks in shopping areas, and rubbish bins in public areas will be checked every 30 minutes, state news agency Xinhua reports. | The alert means there will be increased security checks in shopping areas, and rubbish bins in public areas will be checked every 30 minutes, state news agency Xinhua reports. |
| There was an increased police presence in Sanlitun on Thursday, with armed police deployed outside shopping malls. | |
| There were no further details from French, Australian, US and UK officials. | There were no further details from French, Australian, US and UK officials. |
| Beijing police said in a microblog post (in Chinese) that they had implemented the yellow alert in Beijing's large and medium sized shopping areas to "maintain social order". | Beijing police said in a microblog post (in Chinese) that they had implemented the yellow alert in Beijing's large and medium sized shopping areas to "maintain social order". |
| The Sanlitun area, in Beijing's Chaoyang district, contains many bars and restaurants popular with foreigners. | |
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