Terror at Parsons Green

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Terror at Parsons Green Sept 15, 2017 19:58:50 GMT -5

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Good morning to everyone reading 'The Third' this Saturday morning. I trust that all is well with all of you. 'The Times' leads this weekend with some editorial comment on the the terror at Parsons Green.

"The sight of armed police and the sound of sirens have become all too familiar in Britain’s cities. At the Palace of Westminster and Manchester Arena, on London Bridge and in Finsbury Park, too many lives have been lost to terrorism this year. Yesterday morning terror came to a London Underground train at Parsons Green. The explosion injured more than 20 people but, mercifully, killed none. The security services will do all they can to avoid a repeat of yesterday’s events. In truth, however, it is as difficult to protect the public from these attacks as to understand the motives behind them. Shortly before 8.20am, an explosion sent a fireball rushing through a District Line Tube carriage. Passengers were left with flash burns and some superficial injuries, but no one died ... "

'The Times' thunders that a botched attack in London is a reminder of the vulnerability of transport hubs. The war on terror goes on and on, Uncle Henry!

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Terror at Parsons Green Sept 15, 2017 22:20:29 GMT -5

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'BBC News' reports that the UK terror threat increased has just been raised to critical after Friday's Parsons Green Tube bomb attack. The prime minister said the threat was now critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently, after a device was detonated at Parsons Green station. Police said some 1,000 armed officers would be seen across the country after military assistance was requested. So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the attack, which injured 29. Mrs May said the military would be providing support to police and would replace officers on guard duty at national infrastructure sites that are not accessible to the public. Police Scotland said it would be increasing the number of armed officers on patrol, particularly at key locations and crowded places.

The use of the military to assist police has been done under the first phase of Operation Temperer, a government plan to deploy troops to help police following major terrorist attacks, which was activated for the first time on 23 May following the Manchester Arena attack. Mrs May said: "The public will see more armed police on the transport network and on our streets, providing extra protection. "This is a proportionate and sensible step which will provide extra reassurance and protection while the investigation progresses." Twenty-nine people have been treated in hospitals, mostly for burns, following the attack at 08:20 BST on Friday on the eastbound District Line train from Wimbledon.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said police were "chasing down suspects". He said the assistance from the military would "provide reassurance" across the country. Mr Rowley said hundreds of police officers had been "trawling" through CCTV to find those responsible for the attack. He said detectives were only aware of one device and refused to be drawn on details of the suspects because of the "covert" nature of the operation. Mr Rowley also said it was "very routine" in incidents of this kind for IS to say it carried out the attack "whether or not they've had any previous engagement with the individuals involved". Are you too frightened to come out this weekend, Alistair?

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Terror at Parsons Green Sept 15, 2017 23:53:28 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 23:53:28 GMT -5

Good morning to everyone reading 'The Third' this Saturday morning. I trust that all is well with all of you. 'The Guardian' leads this weekend with some editorial comment on the London Tube Bomb: keep calm and carry on!

"We cannot rely forever on the incompetence of our enemies but we should enjoy it while it lasts. The bucket bomb on a London tube this morning was undoubtedly intended to kill and maim as many people as possible. That it failed does not diminish the malevolence of its makers. It was no more discriminating than the lorries and cars driven into crowds around Europe this past year have been; in a horrible way it was even more nihilistic than the abominable Manchester bombing, which targeted music lovers, whom some perversions of Islam would see as sinners. But it failed. Shocking and frightening though the experience of the tube passengers must have been, it could have been very much worse.

By now, the responses to these attempted atrocities is well practised. The politicians express shock and disapproval, the police get on with their work, the commenters of all shades of opinion prepare the pieces explaining why this has proved them right all along and – in this year’s development – President Trump says something crass and unhelpful. As is always the case with his tweets, there is no way of knowing whether what he claimed is actually true: did Scotland Yard have the perpetrator under surveillance? If it had been true, he would have once more been guilty of tweeting out classified intelligence just as he did after the Manchester bombings. But it seems to be just another example of his capacity for quick-witted confabulation. It’s notable, though, that Mr Trump’s tweets drew a public rebuke from the prime minister and from the Metropolitan police, who both called his remarks “unhelpful”. It’s another example of the growing lack of trust in his judgment. That is not a result of any terrorist campaign, effective or otherwise.

Today’s assault looks reminiscent of one 12 years ago, shortly after the horribly successful tube bombings of 7/7, when another attempt was made to bomb London using homemade explosives packed into buckets. The detonators went off, but the explosives did not catch. This may be what happened today. If so, it is a tribute to the effectiveness of long, slow and unglamorous efforts to cut off would-be terrorists from the sources of the knowledge and skills they need to make an effective device. The 12 years that have elapsed since the last attack failed in this way are a reminder, though, of the really uncomfortable aspect of today’s: if, as seems likely, one or more of the perpetrators are young, British-born men, they will have grown up through 12 years of argument, pressure and persuasion against terrorism, delivered through mainstream Muslim opinion, all of the mass media, and even the Prevent programme, without this making any impression on their willingness to kill innocent people. We can’t know how effective this pressure has been in turning other young men away from violence, but it is obviously not sufficient in itself. That’s no reason to give up, but it calls for a realism about the outcome of our efforts.

In fact, the lack of excitement in this country has been one of the most encouraging reactions. There have been no calls for fresh powers for the security services. It is a tragedy that these attacks should come to seem predictable and almost routine, but if they must become a regular feature of British life, as they have been for more than a decade, it’s best that we not get too excited. The terrorists want to rouse terror and the kind of anger which quenches reason. The phlegmatic reaction of the country at large is all we can actually contribute to the struggle, but it’s important and we should continue to keep our heads over what is by any reasonable standard a pinprick attack."

'The Guardian' concludes that a sense of proportion is something we can all bring to the struggle against terrorism. Londoners will go out today, as normal! If we have to face terrorism, we shall step up to the mark, as we always do! We will never be intimidated by those who wish to destroy our civilisation. It is what makes us who we are, after all!

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Terror at Parsons Green Sept 21, 2017 4:26:24 GMT -5

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Post by ahinton on Sept 21, 2017 4:26:24 GMT -5

Sept 15, 2017 22:20:29 GMT -5 @kleinesc said:

'BBC News' reports that the UK terror threat increased has just been raised to critical after Friday's Parsons Green Tube bomb attack. The prime minister said the threat was now critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently, after a device was detonated at Parsons Green station. Police said some 1,000 armed officers would be seen across the country after military assistance was requested. So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the attack, which injured 29. Mrs May said the military would be providing support to police and would replace officers on guard duty at national infrastructure sites that are not accessible to the public. Police Scotland said it would be increasing the number of armed officers on patrol, particularly at key locations and crowded places.

The use of the military to assist police has been done under the first phase of Operation Temperer, a government plan to deploy troops to help police following major terrorist attacks, which was activated for the first time on 23 May following the Manchester Arena attack. Mrs May said: "The public will see more armed police on the transport network and on our streets, providing extra protection. "This is a proportionate and sensible step which will provide extra reassurance and protection while the investigation progresses." Twenty-nine people have been treated in hospitals, mostly for burns, following the attack at 08:20 BST on Friday on the eastbound District Line train from Wimbledon.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said police were "chasing down suspects". He said the assistance from the military would "provide reassurance" across the country. Mr Rowley said hundreds of police officers had been "trawling" through CCTV to find those responsible for the attack. He said detectives were only aware of one device and refused to be drawn on details of the suspects because of the "covert" nature of the operation. Mr Rowley also said it was "very routine" in incidents of this kind for IS to say it carried out the attack "whether or not they've had any previous engagement with the individuals involved". Are you too frightened to come out this weekend, Alistair?

No, I wasn't and wouldn't be now, although I'm located rather a long way from Parsons('?) Green in a place where terrorist incidents are very unlikely.