London police to increase armed patrols due to ‘severe’ terrorist threat

More armed officers

More armed officers will appear on the streets of London in the coming days as the UK raises its terrorist threat level to ‘severe’, following deadly attacks in France and Austria, the Metropolitan Police announced.

“You can expect to see an increase in armed police patrols across London over the next few days,” the police said on Twitter. It’s a “precautionary measure” due to the raised terrorist threat level, they added, while urging the public to “stay alert and report anything suspicious to police.”

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