UK public life comes under military guard as police hunt possible Manchester accomplices
London — The British military will guard music and sports events in an unprecedented security operation as police hunt for potential accomplices of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a Manchester pop concert. After meeting with her top security officials, Prime Minister Theresa May announced intelligence analysts had raised the UK terrorism threat level from "severe" to "critical" — the highest level — for the first time in a decade. "This means that their assessment is not only that an attack remains highly likely but that a further attack may be imminent," the premier said in a statement to media inside her official residence in London. Police asked for back up from the army, she said. The worst terrorist incident on UK soil since 2005 comes just two weeks before a general election. All parties have suspended campaigning indefinitely, with no activities planned for Wednesday. The deployment of troops to protect against further attacks will make for a tense backdrop to the ...
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