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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has advised its citizens to [evade / avoid] certain "dangerous areas" in [centrality / central] London. The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released [a / the] map highlighting areas they [seem / deem] to be crime hotspots. Most of the areas are around London's [prestigious / prestige] shopping area in the West End, the [marketing / upmarket] street Piccadilly, and the entertainment [constrict / district] Soho. A statement on the ministry's website [purged / urged] citizens to avoid areas, "where pickpocketing, fraud and theft are [frequently / frequent] and where it is not advisable to live". The warning follows several attacks on Emiratis in London earlier this year. One incident saw three sisters attacked in their hotel room [by / with] a hammer-wielding burglar.

London’s Metropolitan Police [insisted / insistence] that no part of London was considered a "no-go" area. A spokesman said: "There is [absolute / absolutely] nowhere in London which should be avoided." Police [belief / believe] Emiratis are targeted by criminal gangs because they [wear / wearing] expensive clothes and have bags and [accessories / accessory] worth thousands of dollars. London's police said the city's [criminal / crime] rate was a lot [lower / lowered] than many world cities and that the UAE should educate its citizens on how to not attract the [attentive / attention] of criminals. A statement said: "The UAE should put together its own [preventive / prevents] measures to educate UAE nationals visiting, studying or doing business not only in London, but the [rest / resting] of Europe and all over the world."