MOSCOW. Jan 22 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned Russian citizens against traveling to Bangkok amid ongoing confrontation between the Thai authorities and the opposition.
"In the situation taking shape, Russian citizens are still urged to refrain from traveling to Bangkok, and the companies receiving our tourists to cancel any excursions to the capital of Thailand until the situation is brought back to normal," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary available on its website on Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry recommended that "Russians arriving in Bangkok airports […] should head for the places of their vacation without entering the capital, exercise increased caution, and obey all demands issued by the law enforcement."
"In departing from Thailand, it makes sense to arrange for transfer to international airports beforehand," it said.
"The situation in the key tourist areas remains calm," it said.
"Rising tensions have been observed in the past several days in Bangkok, where opposition protests actions are continuing," it said.
"Demonstrators are blocking the city's main highways to traffic and obstructing the work of government institutions. A series of explosions in the places of concentration of protesters have injured dozens of people, and fatalities have been reported as well," it said.
The Thai government declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and the adjacent provinces starting from January 22, it said.
"No Russian citizens have been harmed in the unrest," it said.