Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇺🇸🇬🇧 BREAKING:The U.S. Embassy in London has issued a Security Alert after the United Kingdom raised its national terrorism threat level to "SEVERE."
-UK government raised the threat level on Thursday, April 30
-"SEVERE" means a terrorist attack is highly likely
-Increase driven by both Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threats
-Follows the Golders Green terrorist attack on April 29
-U.S. Embassy advising Americans to stay alert in public places, including schools, hospitals, churches, tourist locations, and transportation hubs
-Vary travel routes, keep a low profile, review personal security plans
-Report suspicious activity to local authorities
Britain is one of the most surveilled, well-defended countries in the western world, and tonight its government just told the public a major attack is highly likely.
The Golders Green attack two days ago lit the fuse, but the broader picture is the part that matters.
The UK security services are seeing threats spike across multiple ideological vectors at once, which is exactly the environment that produces the worst outcomes when something slips through.
Source: U.S. Embassy London