SAS on alert for UK Bank Holiday terror attacks after ‘gathering high-level intelligence’
THE SAS is on standby after the force received high-level intelligence about a planned Bank Holiday terror strike by Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis next weekend.
The SAS are on standby after receiving high-level intelligence, it has been reported
Police hope to use a face recognition system to spot suspects as thousands fill the streets for the Notting Hill Carnival next weekend.
They are also considering placing concrete and metal barriers around the carnival area for the first time to protect attendees.
Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow all have big events planned while airports are also expected to be busy as millions return from summer breaks.
A senior source said: “Intelligence in stopping attacks is paramount and it is the public who often report something that makes a major difference.”
Extremists have been observed for weeks and their mobile communications have highlighted their planned movements, it has been reported.
Army units, from bomb disposal to medics, are on permanent high alert to provide “civil support” as part of a plan called Operation Temperer.
Military chiefs have also uncovered that a specialist unit ready to support the Counter Terror Command has been undergoing special training.
The soldiers, from the Special Forces Support Group, have been practicing live firing training using ordinary cars in preparation for their role, according to the Daily Star.
The reported threat comes just days after this week’s terror attacks in Spain
Yesterday, heavily armed police were out in force at V Festival sites in Weston Park, Staffs, and Chelmsford, Essex.
The reported threat comes just days after this week’s terror attacks in Spain.
At least 14 people were killed after the terror attacks rocked Barcelona and Cambrils.
At least 14 people were killed after terror attacks rocked Barcelona and Cambrils
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Five terrorists were shot dead by police in Cambrils as police managed to foil another terror plot just hours after the Barcelona attack.
The van driver who mowed his vehicle into crowds in Las Ramblas in Barcelona managed to escape and an international manhunt is now underway.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the twin attacks and claimed they were a reaction to air strikes in Syria, despite Spaniards refusing to take part in air bombing campaign in 2015.