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(11,841 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 09:33 PM Dec 2017

Islamist suicide plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May foiled

Source: SkyNews

A terror plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky sources have confirmed.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "It's the latest in a number of terror plots that police and MI5 believe they've foiled this year.

"I understand that the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, briefed Cabinet ministers today, such is the seriousness of what they believed they have uncovered.

"It is in essence an extreme Islamist suicide plot against Downing Street. Essentially police believe that the plan was to launch some sort of improvised explosive device at Downing Street and in the ensuing chaos attack and kill Theresa May, the Prime Minister.
"This is something which has been pursued over several weeks at least by Scotland Yard, MI5 and West Midlands Police.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/terror-plot-to-assassinate-pm-may-foiled-11158388

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Wow DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #1

DangerousUrNot

(431 posts)
1. Wow
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 09:36 PM
Dec 2017

Good to hear Glad no one got hurt.
Get ready, cause if Trump heard about this we’re going to see his twitter light up like a Christmas tree.

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