LONDON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s terrorism threat level has been raised to ‘severe’ as a precaution following attacks in France and Austria, interior minister Priti Patel said.
The change, which means an attack is now seen as highly likely, comes the day after a gunman in Vienna identified as a convicted militant killed four people in a rampage overnight. France has also suffered three attacks in recent weeks.
“This is a precautionary measure following the terrible instances that we’ve seen in France last week, and the events that we saw in Austria last night,” Patel said in a televised statement.
She said the public should not be alarmed and that the change in threat level was not based on any specific threat. — NNN-AGENCIES
