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UK raises terror threat level to severe after attacks

(3 Nov 2020) The UK Home Secretary said on Tuesday people in Britain should remain "alert but not alarmed" after the UK  raised its terror threat level to severe, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe is defined as an attack is considered highly likely. The level had previously been at substantial, meaning an attack is likely. The decision announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel came after a man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group stormed through the center of the Austrian capital of Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest on Monday night, killing four people before police shot and killed him. "This is a precautionary measure following the terrible incidences that we've seen in France last week and the events that we saw in Austria last night," Patel said. "But as I've said, the public should not be alarmed," she added. The U.K. government's Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which was established in June 2003, made the decision. The center assesses intelligence relating to international terrorism, at home and overseas, and sets threat levels and issues warnings of threats and other terrorist-related information. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...