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| Foreign Office strongly urges Britons to leave Syria | Foreign Office strongly urges Britons to leave Syria |
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| British citizens are being urged to leave Syria unless they have a "pressing need to remain" there, following weeks of unrest. | British citizens are being urged to leave Syria unless they have a "pressing need to remain" there, following weeks of unrest. |
| The Foreign Office "strongly advises" Britons to leave because of the "rapid deterioration" in law and order. | The Foreign Office "strongly advises" Britons to leave because of the "rapid deterioration" in law and order. |
| It says the British Embassy may not be able to provide normal consular assistance if the situation worsens. | It says the British Embassy may not be able to provide normal consular assistance if the situation worsens. |
| At least 100 people have died in the last two days of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. | At least 100 people have died in the last two days of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. |
| 'Better way' | 'Better way' |
| The Foreign Office advised British nationals to leave the country while commercial airlines were still flying. | The Foreign Office advised British nationals to leave the country while commercial airlines were still flying. |
| Earlier this week, the UK advised Britons to consider leaving Syria but has now stepped up the warning. It also advises against all travel to the country. | Earlier this week, the UK advised Britons to consider leaving Syria but has now stepped up the warning. It also advises against all travel to the country. |
| The Foreign Office is urging Britons in Syria to register with the internet-based LOCATE system, which allows embassies to keep track of citizens in the country in case of emergency - so far about 500 people have done so. | The Foreign Office is urging Britons in Syria to register with the internet-based LOCATE system, which allows embassies to keep track of citizens in the country in case of emergency - so far about 500 people have done so. |
| Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he was concerned that, if the turmoil continued, Britons might not be able to get out of Syria "at all". | Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he was concerned that, if the turmoil continued, Britons might not be able to get out of Syria "at all". |
| He said the Syrian government had provided "inadequate reaction" in terms of democratic reforms and "over-reaction" in terms of their repression of protests. | He said the Syrian government had provided "inadequate reaction" in terms of democratic reforms and "over-reaction" in terms of their repression of protests. |
| "I hope we can persuade them that there is a better way than what they are doing now," he said. | "I hope we can persuade them that there is a better way than what they are doing now," he said. |
| A crackdown on Syrian protesters on Friday, which came a day after Mr Assad scrapped decades of emergency rule, drew strong international condemnation. | A crackdown on Syrian protesters on Friday, which came a day after Mr Assad scrapped decades of emergency rule, drew strong international condemnation. |
| Nearly 300 people have reportedly died in weeks of unrest against the government of Mr Assad, who took over after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, in 2000. | Nearly 300 people have reportedly died in weeks of unrest against the government of Mr Assad, who took over after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, in 2000. |