Too crazy...check this AMP on the economic times from JULY 14th, 2009 called Terror on the Thames. I could not cut and past the link for some reason. Just google Terror on the Thames...
Sincerely,
Crater
NEW DELHI/LONDON: London is under a fresh terror threat with terror outfits plotting to send explosives-laden boats down the Thames river to blow up key city buildings and tourist spots.
The Houses of Parliament, London Eye and the Canary Wharf figure are among the over 100 key sites that are said to be under threat, UK newspaper Daily Star has reported.
The attack plans — apparently inspired by the Mumbai 26/11 attacks during which Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists came in through the sea route and struck at top-end hotels — have led the authorities to put the river police on red alert for fanatic elements.
Even the Met’s marine support unit has been stopping and searching boats under the counter-terror laws. “Mumbai showed just how easy it is for terrorists to use boats to aid co-ordinated attacks. The vessels were used to get into the city, but they could just as easily launch an attack from the boats,” an intelligence official in London was quoted as saying.
Sgt Mark Spurgeon of the marine support unit said: “Protecting London from terrorists is now our primary objective...there are a number of high-profile buildings — like the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye — that could be targeted at any time.” “We are stepping up patrols on the Thames and stopping and searching boats for weapons and suspicious packages.”
River security in the UK had earlier been tightened since gunmen slipped into Mumbai by boats last November, exposing the vulnerability of India’s coastline. The terrorist attacks claimed the lives of over 170 people, including many foreign nationals. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama has said that UK faced a greater threat from terrorists than even the US.
“The likelihood of a terrorist attack in London is at least as high, if not higher, than it is in the United States,” Mr Obama said on Saturday.
Security chiefs in the US have admitted that Britain’s fighting presence in Afghanistan makes it a more prominent terrorist target. And Mr Obama made the same point, saying: “The mission in Afghanistan is one that the Europeans have as much if not more of a stake in than we do.”
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No bold words. The amplifier speaks for itself. The code is too obvious.
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