London, Oct. 18 (ANI): The UK Government has called for the country to be ready with its emergency services for tackling Mumbai-style terrorist attacks that can take place on the streets of Britain.
Fast-moving terror attacks by lone gunmen, such as those seen in India, Toulouse and Norway, are among the major scenarios the UK must be prepared for, according to UK Security Minister James Brokenshire, Sky News reports.
"Staying ahead of the threat means ensuring our emergency response is capable of dealing with the threat in whatever form it takes," Brokenshire would be saying in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in central London.
"The experiences in Toulouse and in Norway demonstrate the impact that a lone individual can have if sufficiently motivated, while the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai were characterised by an ongoing firearms and explosives attack, and by hostage-taking. So we are improving the way the emergency services work together in response to a major incident," he would continue.
While in 2008, 166 people were killed in the Mumbai terror attacks, Mohamed Merah, linked to the Al Qaida, killed seven people in France's worst terror attacks near Toulouse in March. Another criminal named Anders Breivik went on the rampage in Norway, killing 69 people in July last year, the report said.
Brokenshire would also warn that northern Mali is "at risk" of joining Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen on a list of places which "have all seen terrorism flourish in the absence of effective governance".
"With Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb growing in ability and ambition, a collective failure to act might well manifest in attacks closer to home," he would say. (ANI)
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