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Police have prevented a terror attack in London on the scale of the Madrid bombings, according to a police chief. Speaking to BBC London on Thursday, Met Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens said terrorism was a major issue for the UK capital.
He said a number of terror attacks had been thwarted and hundreds of people were going through the courts.
“The risk of an attack to London has not changed; an attack is still inevitable,” he said.
“Thank God to date, and we have had to work extremely hard, we’ve thwarted attacks, ” he added.
When asked if the force had stopped an attack on the scale of Madrid he said: “Yes, I can’t discuss it because of court proceedings but yes we have stopped a Madrid.”
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He said a number of terror attacks had been thwarted and hundreds of people were going through the courts.
“The risk of an attack to London has not changed; an attack is still inevitable,” he said.
“Thank God to date, and we have had to work extremely hard, we’ve thwarted attacks, ” he added.
When asked if the force had stopped an attack on the scale of Madrid he said: “Yes, I can’t discuss it because of court proceedings but yes we have stopped a Madrid.”
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