UK terror alert downgraded to "Severe"
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The British terror alert has been downgraded from "Critical" to "Severe" MI5 is reporting. The "Severe"-level became active at midnight BST. The terror alert was raised to "Critical" after an alleged terror plot was foiled which involved blowing up at least a dozen planes from the United Kingdom to the United States in flight. The plot could have resulted in around 5000 deaths.
The British terror alert has been downgraded from "Critical" to "Severe" MI5 is reporting. The "Severe"-level became active at midnight BST. The terror alert was raised to "Critical" after an alleged terror plot was foiled which involved blowing up at least a dozen planes from the United Kingdom to the United States in flight. The plot could have resulted in around 5000 deaths.
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Read the source: Wikinews ↗Source published 13 Aug 2006, 05:30 am IST
