What Impact Does the London Bridge Attack Have on the Jewish Community? – Hamodia Jewish Community News | Hamodia

LONDON – The U.K. has been shocked by two significant terror attacks in the space of two weeks. For a few days, following the Manchester attack, the threat level for terror was raised from “severe” (where it has been since August 2014) to “critical” — meaning that an attack is not just “highly likely” but “imminent.” The government put in place Operation Temperer, which deployed soldiers to some locations normally guarded by police, in order to release police officers for counter-terrorism duties. Public places such as shopping malls enacted security measures such as making customers park farther away from the building than normal, and checking bags and people on entry.