Britain hikes terror threat to 'severe'

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

"Britain raised its terror threat assessment from "substantial" to "severe", the second-highest level, suggesting an 
attack
on the country is "highly likely", Home Secretary Alan Johnson said.

The change was announced just weeks after a failed plane bombing in the United States, and days ahead of two major
international conferences on Yemen and Afghanistan in London.

"The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has today raised the threat to the UK from international terrorism from 
substantial to severe,"
Johnson said, referring to the assessment unit within the MI5 domestic intelligence agency.

"This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest
than an attack is imminent.""
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hr2_-heX8Sh8v2FwVjuKOdiRL6XQ

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre's announcement (posted yesterday):
https://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/news/uk-threat-level-raised.html

Juha-Matti
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