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Change to the International Terrorism threat level

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has changed the UK threat level from international terrorism from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. The current threat level means that the threat of a terrorist attack is considered to be highly likely.

The Home Secretary said in a statement:

"The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has today raised the threat to the UK from international terrorism from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest than an attack is imminent."

To find out more about the UK's threat level system, see Threat Levels on the Security Service's website.

International Terrorism threat levels

	Level	What does this mean?
1.	Low	an attack is unlikely
2.	Moderate	an attack is possible, but not likely
3.	Substantial	an attack is a strong possibility
4.	Severe	an attack is highly likely
5.	Critical	an attack is expected immediately

Further information on threat levels can be found at:
The Home Office Counter Terrorism section