Police in London have been put on their highest state of alert after warnings were received that an al-Qa’ida suicide attack may be imminent. Frontline officers in the capital are being given fresh instruction on spotting and tackling suicide bombers. Similar guidance is to be issued to officers in other large urban forces next month. The moves come after the FBI uncovered and passed on new intelligence that the threat was growing of an al-Qa’ida outrage in the capital. Senior officers were briefed on the threat a fortnight ago in a presentation at Scotland Yard’s firearms unit. They are understood to have been told that al-Qa’ida’s presence in Britain was substantial and capable of staging an attack. Full Story
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