http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6257606.stm
“UK terror threat now ‘critical’”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The UK’s national terrorism threat level has been raised to “critical” after attacks in Glasgow and London.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the public to be vigilant and added: “I know the British people will stand together, united and resolute.”
The announcement came after a meeting of the government emergencies committee Cobra, following a burning car being driven into a Glasgow airport terminal.
On Friday, two car bombs were found in central London.
Ministers, police and security service officials held their third meeting of Cobra in three days on Saturday evening, this time with a video link to ministers in Scotland.
In a televised statement, Mr Brown thanked the police, the security and emergency services for the “dedicated professionalism” that has been shown in London and Glasgow Airport.
“The first duty of the government is the security and safety of all the British people, so it is right to raise the level of security at airports and in crowded places in the light of the heightened threat,” he said.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the incident at Glasgow Airport
Blazing car crashes at airport
Car bomb leads
The critical threat level indicates terrorist attacks are imminent. It is the highest possible level and was also in place after the 7 July 2005 suicide bomb attacks on London.
Security has also been tightened at airports across the US following the attempted attacks.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6258062.stm
Last Updated: Sunday, 1 July 2007, 08:16 GMT 09:16 UK
“Four held amid UK terror alerts”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police are searching several houses in Glasgow over the three attacks.
“We can confirm that, as part of the ongoing enquiry into the incidents at Glasgow airport and London, a number of houses in the Renfrewshire area are being searched,” a police statement said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Strathclyde Police had believed he was in possession of “a suspect device”, but it was later found not to be explosive.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The critical threat level, the highest one possible, indicates terrorist attacks are ‘imminent’.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “He said the similarities between the attacks suggested they were carried out by the same individuals or by members of the same cell.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Security has also been tightened at airports across the US.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorist hotline number on 0800789321.”
1,533 posted on 07/01/2007 2:44:38 AM PDT by Cindy