DHAKA: Several countries have advised their citizens against travelling to Lebanon as regional tensions grow over a possible US military strike on Syria.

Those issuing the advice include Bahrain, Kuwait, Britain and France, while Austria told its citizens to contact its embassy in Lebanon before travelling there.

Bahrain and Kuwait also urged its nationals in the country to leave immediately, their state news agencies reported, according to The Jerusalem Post.

A senior security source in Lebanon said 14,000 people had left the country on Thursday alone, mostly Europeans.

BDST: 1842 HRS, AUG 31, 2013
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