Posted on 09/01/2014 1:25:07 PM PDT by Hojczyk
London could be the scene of a Mumbai-style terrorist "spectacular" if Islamist jihadists get their way, British security chiefs have warned. There is growing concern that a list of "soft" targets is being drawn up, and that weapons and explosives have already been smuggled into the country.
The Sun is reporting that the SAS has moved part of its anti-terror team to a forward base near London, amid concerns that a prolonged attack may be staged in that city. MI5 also referred to the Mumbai atrocity of 2008 as a comparison, in which coordinated bombings and shootings took place over four consecutive days, killing 174 and wounding a further 300.
Speaking to The Sun, a source said: "The nightmare scenario is they mount a spectacular attack at a high profile location. They may try to storm a building, take hostages, rig it with explosives or kill at will."
The threat has caused the official 'threat level' to be raised to severe, increasing tensions in the city and prompting people to share warnings of an imminent bomb attack on the London Underground on social media and via text last night. The threat was dismissed as a hoax after the head of the British Transport Police took to Twitter, posting: "Social media contains lots of rumours regarding threats to tube network tomorrow. There is no specific threat so keep calm & carry on."
However, Twitter user David O'Neill pointed out: "Must say though. If you raise the threat level to severe you can't be shocked when people believe stupid rumours about attacks on the tube."
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Foreign troop deployment to Londonistan
did they get permission from the local Imam for this?
(actually, kidding aside, they probably did)
I think the establishment is trying to make the people forget about Rotherham
BOMBAY style terrorist attack.
I don’t abide by the renaming conventions that are so PC these days.
We also face a threat. Insane to have open borders. How easy for ISIS and other terrorists to cross into the USA, claiming to be children. I read a short story where the terrorists infected children with disease and smuggled them into the country. If this happens, I bet our government will cover it up.
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That's a very interesting observation. Well done.
thanks
Should be arresting the Labour party who welcomed all these terrorists in and then demonized all who sounded the alarm that the muslims weren’t integrating in to western society.
It’s time for Americans to start building neighborhood tactical response teams. Four man teams using correct fire an maneuver procedures would easily dominate any given area if prepared.
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The mohammadens have been raping, enslaving, robbing and slaughtering wherever they go for 1400 yrs. For some odd reason some people refuse to believe that’s what they do despite it being written down in their screed.
Bombay. Burma. Ivory Coast.
If not, why not Deutschland? Italia? Suomi?
Gosh, it’s too bad nobody there is allowed to defend himself. I’m sure the ISIS terrorists will obey British laws on weapons, though, so no worries.
England is inviting in the enemy and we left the door open for them. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Good job UK, the average brit will never anything larger than a cricket bat to defend themselves with. How many people stood by as the british soldier was beheaded on a London street last year, I dare ask????
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