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Police have thwarted seven terror attacks since March, London mayor Sadiq Khan reveals

2017-09-25 10:51:33       source:The Straits Times

September 25, 2017


London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police had thwarted seven attacks by militants since March this year, describing the increase in the number as a shift rather than a spike.


Speaking at the annual conference of his opposition Labour Party, Khan also said the police needed more spending to help them counter such attacks and that Internet companies must do more to crackdown on extremist content.


"Between March this year and now, there have been four attacks but seven have been thwarted," he told a Guardian Live event, without giving details.


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