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Unrest in Kingston began earlier this week after the government on Tuesday signed the US extradition request for Dudus and issued an arrest warrant for him to appear in court pending a final decision on whether he goes or stays.

Lawyers representing Coke on Friday failed in their bid to have the courts overturn the government-signed arrest warrant. They argued the extradition request was signed illegally since Prime Minister Golding had earlier refused to sign it making it clear that the United States had broken Jamaican law to obtain evidence.

The US State Department on Friday issued a travel warning urging US citizens to weigh the risks of traveling to and within the Kingston metropolitan area. "The possibility exists for violence and/or civil unrest in the greater Kingston metropolitan area," the State Department said. "There are unconfirmed reports of criminal gang members amassing in the Kingston area, as well as mobilization of Jamaican defense forces.