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Britain could see a Sydney-style terror attack, warns Scotland Yard chief

by LLB Editor
18th Dec 14 11:01 am

Britain narrowly escaped four to five terror attacks this year, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has warned.

While the police successfully foiled the attacks, the Scotland chief admitted that itโ€™s still โ€œvery difficult to guard againstโ€ those similar to last weekโ€™s incident in Sydney where Man Horan Monis took over the Lindt Chocolat Cafรฉ and held many as 17 people hostage.

When asked if Britain could see a Sydney-style attack, Sir Bernard told LBC: โ€œThere will be, thereโ€™s no doubt. I mean, you know, you look at what happened to Lee Rigby. I mean, there are people out there who are dangerous, and thatโ€™s why we keep arresting them.

โ€œBecause we need to stop them hurting people. And theyโ€™re getting, you know, the operations that we talked about earlier, theyโ€™ve been very close to going and hurting somebody, badly, or killing them.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s clear youโ€™ve got a radicalised individual, who had a weapon, and took many people hostage. That is a terrifying prospect, and very difficult to guard against.โ€

Sir Bernard went on to say that the police needs more resources in order to foil terrorist plots and safeguard the capital.

Sir Bernard told LBC: โ€œIn terms of plots over this last four months, really itโ€™s probably five. And weโ€™ve arrested, I think, itโ€™s about 35 people.

โ€œHave we got enough resources? Well weโ€™ve asked the government for more help. We talked right at the beginning about the fact we are losing money, but in these areas weโ€™ve got to invest.

โ€œSo weโ€™ve asked for ยฃ50m for across the country and weโ€™re waiting for an answer on that.

โ€œWe need it. Itโ€™s very clear that this type of operation, we call it โ€˜burning the resourcesโ€™, [โ€ฆ] means you use lots of people.โ€

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