Australia yesterday issued its own warning of further attacks, but stopped short of urging its nationals to leave the country - preferring to advise "extreme caution".

The US embassy in the Saudi capital renewed its call for Americans to leave the country.

Occupation authorities denied on Sunday that they were applying pressure to the Governing Council. "We have not been leaning on anybody to support one president over another," said Dan Senor, a coalition spokesman.

"Under international law, we have the ultimate authority for what happens in Iraq. We are the occupational power."

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