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London's police force puts more armed officers on streets
Associated Press ^ | Aug 3, 2016 4:17 AM EDT

Posted on 08/03/2016 1:44:52 AM PDT by Olog-hai

London’s police force is putting more armed officers on the streets — a visible response to attacks by Islamic State-inspired groups in Europe.

Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe said Wednesday he’s increasing the number and the visibility of the officers “to protect the public from all manner of threats.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: armedpolice; eussr; london; rop
Reads like the story from January.
1 posted on 08/03/2016 1:44:53 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Defend yourself, Britain. You have every right to the liberty you’ve inspired.


2 posted on 08/03/2016 2:10:40 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, noooooo - those nasty, naughty guns!


3 posted on 08/03/2016 2:26:17 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Gee, how is “more guns” ever an answer?

Do I need a sarcasm tag?


4 posted on 08/03/2016 2:43:40 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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“London’s police force is putting more armed officers on the streets”...........

Sounds like a pretty good idea to me.


5 posted on 08/03/2016 3:40:45 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Olog-hai

Reads like it? It looks like it was plagiarized from it!

At least the excerpts look plagiarized. I don’t want to read either story fully.


6 posted on 08/03/2016 3:48:43 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Gene Eric
> Defend yourself, Britain. You have every right to the liberty you’ve inspired.

Even London realizes that you can't reason with psychotic scimitar wielding savages. The nd of a barrel is the only thing they understand.

7 posted on 08/03/2016 3:53:22 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Olog-hai

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3721270/Extra-armed-police-patrol-London-TODAY-attacks-Europe-amid-warnings-two-YEARS-train-officers-outside-capital.html
Aug 3 2016


8 posted on 08/03/2016 5:11:01 AM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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Wake me when THE PUBLIC can shoot back , too.

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9 posted on 08/03/2016 6:07:17 AM PDT by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
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To: Olog-hai

I remember the Brits took great pride in they were so civilized their Bobbies did not carry guns unlike us Americans. I guess thanks to Islam those days are gone.


10 posted on 08/03/2016 6:43:28 AM PDT by C19fan
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