Sep 24, 2010 — The United Kingdom has raised it's terror threat level from Irish nationalists. The head of MI-5 warns that they could strike the British mainland for the first time since 2001.
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British Threat Level Raised
by JJ Sutherland
Sep 24, 2010 — The United Kingdom has raised it's terror threat level from Irish nationalists. The head of MI-5 warns that they could strike the British mainland for the first time since 2001.The British government has raised it's threat level from Irish related terrorism to "substantial."
The Home Secretary Theresa May told the BBC that it meant an attack was a "strong possibility." Last week the head of Britain's domestic security service MI-5 said that attacks on the British mainland could come from dissident Irish Republicans who reject a peace deal.
This is the first time the British government has released its threat level from Irish terrorists. The level of threat from international terrorists is still higher at "severe."
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