Wow, they have lost their country,, this is called ANARCHY!
- It is feared extremists are planning an attack on an officer similar to that of Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich last year
- Scotland Yard has warned officers to keep a low profile outside of work
- Has issued advice on what to wear when travelling to and from work
- Also urged them to keep social media clean of all personal information
Published:
06:47 GMT, 17 November 2014
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Updated:
10:31 GMT, 17 November 2014
Police
officers have been advised not to wear their uniforms on the way to and
from work amid concerns that Islamic extremists are plotting to target
them on the streets, it has been reported.
It
comes as MI5 fears that extremists are planning an attack on an officer
similar to that of Fusilier Lee Rigby, killed last year by two fanatics
as he walked near his Woolwich barracks.
Now
seniors at Scotland Yard have warned officers to keep a low profile
outside of work, issuing advice on what to wear when travelling to work
and urging them to keep social media clean of all personal information.
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Police officers have been advised not
to wear their uniforms on the way to and from work amid concerns that
Islamic extremists are plotting to target them on the streets. Michael
Adebolajo (left) and Michael Adebowale (right) were sentenced to life
imprisonment for the murder of Lee Rigby
It comes after police raised their internal threat level last month from 'moderate' to 'substantial' last month
A source told the Mirror: 'A raised threat level means officers have to be extra vigilant in everything they do.
'It means not travelling to work in full uniform and standing out unnecessarily out of work.
'Officers
are also being warned about putting sensitive information about their
personal lives on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram.'
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Fusilier Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich after crossing the road near his barracks
Military commanders issued similar advice following the murder of Drummer Lee-Rigby in Woolwich in May last year.
They
later rescinded the advice that 'uniforms should be concealed while in a
public place, particularly when travelling alone or from home to unit.'
Drummer Rigby was not wearing his uniform when he was attacked, but a Help for Heroes hooded jumper.
The
Mirror reports that GCHQ has picked up talk of targeting a British
police officer, and now MI5 are looking at intelligence that social
media profiles of police officers are being monitored by jihadists.
In
October a gang was arrested accused of scouting Shepherd’s Bush police
station and White City Territorial Army barracks in a ‘hostile
reconnaissance’ mission using Google Street View.
They
were said to have kept Instagram images of two Scotland Yard police
officers and two community support officers. The group is also charged
with amassing jihadist material, including videos of beheadings.
Security
expert Neil Doyle told the paper: 'It makes perfect sense that
terrorists would be using social media to scout for targets.
'The
risk is that officers and PCSOs giving away precise details of their
movements and routines may leave them open to being abducted by
fanatics.'
On
Saturday it was revealed that internet service providers did not raise
the alarm about extreme messages posted by one of the killers
of Fusilier Lee Rigby in the six months before his death.
The
companies - who have come under intense pressure to do more to help
police and the security services - failed to inform authorities about
material posted by Michael Adebolajo before the attack he carried out
with Michael Adebowale.
It meant MI5 missed internet messages that could have alerted them to the threat posed by the murderers.
A
long-awaited report by Parliament’s intelligence watchdog is expected
to say Adebolajo was posting extremist material on social media sites in
the months leading up to the attack.
The
messages would have been sufficiently serious to justify the security
services – who had had Adebolajo on their radar for eight years –
putting him under more detailed surveillance.
But
officers found out about them only after the sickening murder of the
25-year-old soldier outside Woolwich Barracks in May last year.
The report is expected to conclude that officials could not have prevented the attack on the day.
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