Embassies from different countries, like Latvia, Canada, South Korea, Sweden, Germany, and the Czech Republic, are saying the same thing as the United States embassy. They're all worried about possible attacks by extremists in Russia this weekend. This news comes from the independent news outlet Meduza, as mentioned on Onet.
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The Latvian Ministry of Internal Affairs is really emphasizing the U.S. embassy's warning. They're telling Latvian people to be careful and not go to big crowds in Moscow for the next 48 hours. This information is from a statement by Riga's Foreign Ministry, as reported by Meduza.
Canada is also updating its travel advice for its citizens. They're talking about a "terrorist threat" based on what the U.S. embassy said. Canadians are being told to stay away from large gatherings, be watchful in public places, and keep up with the news using Russian media.
The alerts are given because there's a serious concern about the safety situation. The South Korean embassy in Moscow is also warning about it, and the Swedish embassy is saying it's not a good idea to travel to Russia because of safety worries.
The Czech Embassy in Moscow is telling Czech people to be really careful and stay away from big crowds because there might be attacks by extremist groups in important Russian cities.
At the same time, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs is strongly saying that nobody should travel to Russia. They changed their earlier advice to be even more serious.
All these warnings were put on the websites of the embassies and ministries on Friday, right after the U.S. embassy said there might be planned attacks by "extremists" at big gatherings in Moscow, like concerts. The U.S. didn't give details about who these "extremists" are. Reuters, talking about the U.S. statement on Friday evening, mentioned an earlier report by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) about stopping a plan to attack a Moscow synagogue. The FSB said it was organized by the Afghan branch of the Islamic State. It's not clear how this connects to the warnings from the U.S. embassy.
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