Terrorism in UK

UK terror level at ‘critical’

Name: UK terror level at ‘critical’
Uploaded: 2017-05-24T16:33:28.714Z
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Manchester suicide bomber was unlikely to have acted alone

Prime Minister Theresa May raised the UK’s terror threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘critical’ late on Tuesday, hours after police identified the suicide bomber in the Manchester terrorist attack as Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old from the city

May 24, 2017

Produced and edited by Jamie Han, Footage:Reuters, Photography:EPA/Getty/AP

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It is now concluded, on the basis of today's investigations, that the threat level should be increased for the time being from severe to critical. This means that their assessment is not only that an attack remains highly likely, but that a further attack may be imminent.

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Oh, my god.

[CROWD SCREAMING]

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