Scotland Yard has warned businesses in London to expect a Mumbai-style attack on the capital. <...> Security sources said concerns had been raised by "chatter" on a prominent jihadist website two weeks ago. One contributor suggested fighters could use automatic weapons to strike places such as nightclubs, sporting venues and Jewish centres. In an online discussion hosted on December 2, another contributor invited suggestions for carrying out "guerrilla warfare" and proposed "a group of mujaheddin raid police stations and fire at them". Another said: "Make sure that all those at the location are of age, that there are no children and so on. Insist on the locations and times where no Muslims or children are to be expected. "If machine guns are available, and explosive and expertise for [explosives] are not available, this is a good way ... The [Mumbai] operation is the ideal scenario for operations you are talking about." A third contributor said targets should be "chosen in a studied manner". He added: "In general, targeting economic joints and intelligence centres if possible has priority over police stations." ...
Scotland Yard has warned businesses in London to expect a Mumbai-style attack on the capital.
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Security sources said concerns had been raised by "chatter" on a prominent jihadist website two weeks ago.
One contributor suggested fighters could use automatic weapons to strike places such as nightclubs, sporting venues and Jewish centres.
In an online discussion hosted on December 2, another contributor invited suggestions for carrying out "guerrilla warfare" and proposed "a group of mujaheddin raid police stations and fire at them".
Another said: "Make sure that all those at the location are of age, that there are no children and so on. Insist on the locations and times where no Muslims or children are to be expected.
"If machine guns are available, and explosive and expertise for [explosives] are not available, this is a good way ... The [Mumbai] operation is the ideal scenario for operations you are talking about."
A third contributor said targets should be "chosen in a studied manner".
He added: "In general, targeting economic joints and intelligence centres if possible has priority over police stations." ...
Meanwhile the city of London terrorist police responded by circulating to the media confiscated footage showing an "alleged terrorist" (who was not charged with any terrorist related offence) supposedly scouting london landmarks. Their idea being to justify the current behaviour of police in banning the now criminal act of photography from the entire London area.
So this warning is just so much crapola to rank alongside the constant raising of the terrorist alert anytime somebody started quesitoning Iraq policy.
Be afraid, be afraid. If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. We are only taking your freedoms for your safety. Trust us.
One only has to modify Reagan's "worst 9 words" to get how I feel. "I'm from the government security service and i'm here to help protect you keep to the Fen Causeway
