After a series of rather gruesome attacks in Europe, Jihadists have now released images on the internet threatening similar mass assaults in London and other capital cities of the UK. The threats that were sighted by analysts for SITE, who keep a tab on extremist online activity, came shortly after Islamic State followers brutally murdered French priest Jacques Hamel, 86 on camera, in Normandy.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said, "Following recent events in France, we are reiterating our protective security advice to Christian places of worship and have circulated specific advice today. We are also taking this opportunity to remind them to review their security arrangements as a precaution. While the threat from terrorism remains unchanged at severe, we urge the public to be vigilant." Basu added that there was no specific intelligence relating to attacks on the Christian community in the UK.
The past month has been the bloodiest so far, with IS carrying out attacks in Nice, Ansbach, and Germany. MI5 has set the country's terror attack threat level at severe, indicating an attack is "highly likely".
