WASHINGTON – Following Britain’s decision to elevate its terrorism alert status to the second-highest level, the American embassy in London issued a security advisory Friday urging US citizens to exercise heightened caution while in the United Kingdom.
The embassy instructed Americans to remain vigilant in public areas, maintain a low profile, and reassess their personal safety measures after British authorities announced the threat level increase.
“The recent increase in terrorist threats is driven by a rise in Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threats in the UK,” the U.S. embassy said in a security alert on Friday.
British officials elevated the country’s terrorism alert status from “substantial” to “severe” on Thursday following an antisemitic knife attack that occurred earlier this week in northern London.
According to the threat classification system, the “severe” designation means authorities believe an extremist attack is highly likely to occur within the coming six months.
