Explosion in Manchester

[NickFitz]

Cancelled a trip to London in 10 days or so. Sod dat. Safer here...

The last time the threat level was raised to "critical" was in 2007 after the attempted car bombing of Glasgow Airport

[PurpleGorilla]

Operation Temperer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...or-attack.html

[PurpleGorilla]

The last time the threat level was raised to "critical" was in 2007 after the attempted car bombing of Glasgow Airport

[vetran]

Did she decide this was necessary based on intelligence reports that her poll ratings have slumped over the past week?

As she mentioned its not hers to decide

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...reatlevels.pdf

WHO DECIDES THREAT LEVELS
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) was created in 2003 as the UK’s centre for the
analysis and assessment of international terrorism. JTAC is responsible for setting international
terrorism threat levels and Ministers are informed of its decision.

all this sh1t about her setting it to set her popularity is just that.

grrr

[PurpleGorilla]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...orism-response

“Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an ‘extremist’. An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?”

[DimPrawn]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...orism-response

“Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an ‘extremist’. An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?”

Seems extreme murdering children, so yes Andy is correct, an extremist. Probably had mental health issues too.

#LetsNotSayAnythingToUpsetAnyoneEh?

[NotAllThere]

...posts moved from the thread about Wahhabism, on the grounds of not being on topic.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...orism-response

“Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an ‘extremist’. An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?”

Extremist Muslim. HTH. Not very bright, this Morrissey, is he? Everyone knows what the ideology/religion is.

Seems extreme murdering children, so yes Andy is correct, an extremist. Probably had mental health issues too.

Concerns are that there is an Islamic Muslim bomb maker on the UK mainland. The Muslim bombers themselves are usually sad lonely inadequate people, often with mental health issues, as you rightly point out. The skills (and mental ability) that are needed to successfully pull of an attack like this are not usually found in conjunction with someone prepared to blow themselves into tiny tiny bits. Hence the search for a team.

Question is, why wasn't he under closer surveillance, considering he'd just returned a few weeks ago from Libya.

[original PM]

It's ok I found this handy guide on the internet.

[northernladyuk]

It's ok I found this handy guide on the internet.

Are you on drugs or mentally ill?

[original PM]

Are you on drugs or mentally ill?

1) Check
2) Check
3) Check

I am also working from home today because I work very close to the area and know some people who were there.

Not on drugs, not mentally ill - rather frustrated though.