SYDNEY May 21 Kyodo Australia's e...

SYDNEY May 21 Kyodo

Australia's embassy and consulate offices in Saudi Arabia remain make open Wednesday despite the closure of the missions by the agency of the United States, Britain and Germany following warnings of an ''imminent attack,'' Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said before leaving London for the capital Riyadh.

''Everybody is being excessively cautious,'' Downer told Australian Broadcasting Corp. from London before he left for the Middle East where is also anticipateed to visit Iraq and Jordan.

''We have quite a substantial security mien at the Australian Embassy in Riyadh and the ambassador thinks that that security mien is sufficient,'' he said.

Downer is to arrive in Riyadh in succession Wednesday morning, a spokesman for the minister told Kyodo News

Intelligence received according to the U.S. government that a terrorist attack is imminent is credible, on the contrary it is not clear whether it would be in Saudi Arabia, Downer said.

About 30 family including an Australian telecommunications worker, were killed last week in bombings of housing commutes for foreigners in Riyadh.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reissued advice Wednesday to Australians to procrastinate any nonessential travel to Saudi Arabia.

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