Foreign Govts: No terrorist act on Henry Street

Meanwhile, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reinforced Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) director Robert Mueller’s statement on Tuesday — that there are no terrorist cells operating in TT.

In its security intelligence report yesterday, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said only four bombings have occurred to date with the last one being in St James on October 14. The FCO said there remains no evidence of a terrorist presence in TT, but British nationals must remain aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks.

The US State Department also did not place Thursday’s explosion in the same category as the other four bombings, and advised American nationals in this country to continue to exercise sensible precautions where crime is concerned. The Australian Foreign Affairs Ministry, like its American and British counterparts, also does not view Thursday’s incident in the same light as the four bombings, and it does not advise Australian nationals against travelling to this country under any circumstances.

The CIA supported Mueller’s statements at a Whitehall news conference on Tuesday in its security intelligence report yesterday, indicating that there is no evidence of a terrorist presence in TT, and Government "is coping with a rise in violent crime." The CIA reiterated that this country remains "an excellent investment site for international businesses in the region.