U.K. says terror attack now is 'highly likely'
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The risk of a terror attack in the U.K. is now "substantial," meaning one is viewed as "highly likely," British authorities warned Friday. The country's Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre changed the international terror-threat level to "severe" from "substantial," the Home Office said in a statement. However, there are currently no signs that an incident is imminent, it said. "The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the West," Home Secretary Theresa May said in the statement. "Some of these plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have traveled there from the U.K. and Europe to take part in those conflicts."
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