The terrorism threat in the UK has been upgraded to severe in the aftermath of the terror attack in Vienna overnight and a string of violent incidents in France, the government has announced. It is well established that terror attacks in one country encourage copy cats elsewhere. Intelligence agencies said earlier that the UK is expected to be “particularly vigilant” in the aftermath of the Vienna attack, particularly as England is poised to enter its own lockdownon Thursday. Patel said: “As I’ve said before we face a real and serious threat in the UK from terrorism. Its membership is composed of all the intelligence agencies who take a view on the threat to the UK from all forms of terror.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2020 15:56 UTC