Foreign Office warning for British tourists in another country full of beautiful beaches

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Sri Lanka (Image: Getty) The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice to people heading to Sri Lanka amid a rise in crime . In its latest warning, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said there has been a rise in low-level, opportunistic crime, with criminals riding past on mopeds or motorbikes and snatching belongings. The FCDO said while violent crimes against foreigners are "rare", gun crime is "not uncommon" but usually sparked by disputes between rival criminal gangs.

It warned bank card fraud is common, advising travellers to use cash machines inside banks or hotels and to check if ATMs on the street have signs of having been tampered with. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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