Fear stalks London policemen – anti terror chief advises them not to go out alone

#MarkRowley #terrorattacks #LondonPolice Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the counter terrorism chief, has advised policemen not to go out alone and to stop lone patrols in view of possible terrorist attacks. Accordingly, the police have been urged to patrol in pairs for their own safety.
There are rising fears of a terrorist plot to murder an officer on the streets of UK. The nation's counter-terrorism chief has also revealed that hundreds of extra firearms officers will be deployed across London.
Incidentally, the fears of an attack in Britain was a result of the atrocities in France that left 17 dead – three of them were police officers. The fears grew after Belgian commandos killed Islamic State (IS) fanatics who wanted to behead a policeman or judge. The plot was an echo of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
It may be noted that adoption of the dual patrolling, as a policy, would be something that had earlier been considered a luxury. Moreover, with limited resources, Home Secretary Theresa May had encouraged forces to let officers take to the streets alone. However, the situation has changed and the reversal will be welcomed by London's frontline officers. They have felt increasingly in danger, because of threats and amid warnings from Islamists that uniformed police or soldiers would be targets for terror attacks.