London's police chief on Sunday said that Britain is not immune from the types of terror attacks carried out recently in Europe, calling it a matter of "when, not if."
"Our threat level has been at 'severe' for two years -- it remains there. It means an attack is highly likely -- you could say it is a case of when, not if," Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe wrote in an online blog post quoted by the UK's Mail on Sunday newspaper.
Hogan-Howe's warning reflected many Britons' fears that a terror attack in the UK could be next following a string of attacks in France and Germany, some which have been linked to jihadist militants.
"I feel and understand that fear, and as the police officer in charge of preventing such an attack, know that you want me to reassure you. I am afraid I cannot do that entirely," Hogan-Howe wrote.
Britain's new minister of security Ben Wallace said that he was holding meetings with the country's major shopping centers and sports stadiums to review their security plans.
"In light of events in Germany and France, the government is keen to ensure that shopping centers and sports stadiums where there are large crowds are getting the support they require," Wallace told the Sunday Times newspaper.
Fear of the impact of rising immigration to the UK was a major rallying call for those who advocated for Britain's 'Brexit' from the European Union last month.
[i24news.tv]
31/7/16
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"Our threat level has been at 'severe' for two years -- it remains there. It means an attack is highly likely -- you could say it is a case of when, not if," Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe wrote in an online blog post quoted by the UK's Mail on Sunday newspaper.
Hogan-Howe's warning reflected many Britons' fears that a terror attack in the UK could be next following a string of attacks in France and Germany, some which have been linked to jihadist militants.
"I feel and understand that fear, and as the police officer in charge of preventing such an attack, know that you want me to reassure you. I am afraid I cannot do that entirely," Hogan-Howe wrote.
Britain's new minister of security Ben Wallace said that he was holding meetings with the country's major shopping centers and sports stadiums to review their security plans.
"In light of events in Germany and France, the government is keen to ensure that shopping centers and sports stadiums where there are large crowds are getting the support they require," Wallace told the Sunday Times newspaper.
Fear of the impact of rising immigration to the UK was a major rallying call for those who advocated for Britain's 'Brexit' from the European Union last month.
[i24news.tv]
31/7/16
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