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Northern Ireland terror threat level raised in Britain | |
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The threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Britain has been raised from moderate to substantial. | |
It means an attack in England, Scotland or Wales is "a strong possibility". | |
Home Secretary Theresa May said the level, set by security service MI5, "reflects the continuing threat from dissident republican activity". | |
The level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Northern Ireland remains at severe, meaning an attack is "highly likely". | |
At Easter the New IRA, the group responsible for the murder of prison officer Adrian Ismay in March, warned that its members were "determined to take the war to the age-old enemy of our nation". | |
The threat level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism was raised from moderate to substantial in 2010, then reduced back to moderate in 2012. |