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UK raises its terror threat level to severe meaning attack is 'highly likely'

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The terrorism threat level in the UK has increased to severe, meaning an attack is 'highly likely.' It comes after an attack in Liverpool on Sunday was declared a terrorist incident by counter terrorism police on Monday.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the terror threat level had been raised because there had been two attacks in the space of a month.

Speaking to broadcasters, she said: “The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, Jtac, are now increasing the United Kingdom’s threat level from substantial to severe. READ MORE: Liverpool hospital attacker 'built bomb' as police declare explosion terrorist incident - full statement “And there’s a reason for that, and that reason is because what we saw yesterday is the second incident in a month.”

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