Posted on 11/17/2015 7:33:10 PM PST by Enlightened1
Armed to the teeth and sporting military fatigues, the officers are part of a counter-terrorism unit
Elite Scotland Yard squad arrived in huge armoured vehicles to throw a ring of steel around Wembley Stadium
The marksmen were also toting their new lightweight, semi-automatic SIG 516 rifle for the friendly match
They came out of the shadows in the wake of the massacre of 129 people in Paris on Friday
Heightened terror threat was confirmed when Germany v Holland was called off due to a 'concrete' bomb threat
She is the new face of British policing.
Armed to the teeth and sporting military fatigues and a combat helmet, the officer is part of a counter-terrorism unit unveiled at Wembley last night.
The elite Scotland Yard squad arrived in huge armoured vehicles to throw a ring of steel around the 80,000 fans watching England beat France.
The marksmen were also toting their new lightweight, semi-automatic SIG 516 rifle.
The 130-strong unit has been developing new tactics with UK special forces, including abseiling from helicopters and tackling rampaging gunmen.
They have been trained to shoot for the head instead of the usual target, the chest.
They came out of the shadows in the wake of the massacre of 129 people in Paris on Friday.
The heightened terror threat was confirmed last night when another friendly - between Germany and the Netherlands - was called off very late because of a 'concrete' bomb threat.
No risks were taken because three of the seven Paris suicide bombers had targeted a fixture at the Stade de France between France and Germany.
Last night's match began with English and French fans uniting to sing France's national anthem, La Marseillaise.
One expert described the counter-terrorism officers at Wembley as 'effectively SAS officers in police uniform'
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It’s easier to get in and out of vehicles and to move quickly with them not at the waist. Quicker and easier access. If you do get hit in a mag it will slow or deflect the bullet and if it does cook a cartridge off it will be minor, low grade explosion.
When you can’t tell the police apart from soldiers.... that’s called.....
This is why Obama wants to bring more Islamic terrorism to America. The government will get bigger and more powerful.
MTA COPS in Penn Station at the LIRR have been outfitted this way for some time. NYPD Hercules teams could be on a Spec Op in The Stan based on their equipage. UK is just catching up.
Not very likely.
The cartoon minions look less menacing than the actual police.
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