Police and MI5 on standby for 'ISIS type attack' in UK after New Orleans incident
dailyrecord.co.ukBritish counter-terrorism officers are on high alert following concerns of a copycat attack in the wake of the New Orleans horror incident.
Police and MI5 are worried that Islamic State supporters could be triggered into launching a knife or vehicle assault after 15 people were murdered when the driver of a pick-up truck sped into large crowds on Borboun Street in the US city's French Quarter on New Year's Day, reports the Mirror.A UK Counter Terrorism Police spokesman said on Thursday that officers "continually assess international events" to recognize any implications for national security.
Britain is high on the terrorist target list, with more than 600 live MI5 investigations into possible plots and over 3,000 extremists.The threat of international terrorism in the UK is "substantial", meaning an attack is "likely" and armed police are patrolling popular sites that could be targeted.
It comes as Scotland Yard last month revealed that it had stopped three intended terrorist attacks in the late-stage of planning in the last 12 months.
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