Britain Raises Terror Threat Level to 'Severe' Following Golders Green Attack

THE UK’s terror threat level has gone up – meaning it is “highly likely” there could be an attack on British soil.

Officials have announced the threat has been elevated from “substantial” to “severe” after two Jewish men were .

Britain’s terror threat level will go up for the first time since 2021 Credit: Unknown The elevation comes in the wake of yesterday’s terror rampage in Golders Green Credit: X

Essa Suleiman, 45 – a Somalia-born migrant with a “history of violence” – has been arrested.

The UK’s terror threat level controlled by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has stayed at the same level for more than four years.

It was last raised to “severe” in November 2021 after a bomb explosion outside a hospital in .

MI5 officials later lowered back to “substantial” in February 2022, meaning that an attack was “likely”.

The Prime Minister was met with protests as he arrived in Golders Green today Credit: AFP Cops were able to detain the alleged knifeman with the assistance of heroic locals Credit: x.com/CharlieZtuker

But today’s elevation – just one stage below “critical” – means officials now consider an attack on British soil “highly likely”.

Threat levels are designed to give a broad indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack, ranging from “low” to “critical”.

Yesterday’s double stabbing in North London marked the sixth antisemitic incident in just a few weeks.

Sir Keir Starmer as “appalling”, before convening a Cobra meeting after cops officially declared it .

He was met with chants calling him a “traitor” in the wake of the antisemitic

Chants against Sir Keir could be heard as he arrived at Hatzola Northwest Ambulance depot on Finchley Road.

had to hold back dozens of angry protesters as the PM arrived alongside his Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

Placards showed Starmer’s face on a mask being held by former Labour leader with the words “Keir Starmer Jew Harmer”.

Golders Green was plunged into lockdown yesterday after two men, aged 34 and 76, were

Local police and armed officers rushed to the scene at 11.16am – after the rampage unfolded in just four minutes – before detaining the suspect.

The Sun understands the alleged attacker came to the UK legally as a child from Somalia in the 1990s.

And the suspect was known to Prevent – the government’s anti-terror and deradicalisation programme – the Met Police confirmed today.

The two victims – named as Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine – were treated at the scene for stab wounds before being rushed to hospital.

Sir Keir was spotted meeting with members of Shomrim – the Jewish community security organisation – who helped detain the suspect.

Shocking footage showed the moment the heroic locals held down the alleged knifeman as cops tried to remove his blade.

Niaz Maleknia, 57, was one of the demonstrators protesting as Sir Keir Starmer visited the ambulance service.

She said: “I can’t stand this man, so that’s why I’m here, because he has done nothing but stand in the way of Donald Trump and Israel.

“The reason why this place is such a mess and we’re all getting attacked is because of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and he’s standing with them.

“So that’s why I’m here, because this man just needs waking up.”

Following the double-stabbing, Jewish leaders tore into politicians and police for the spike in antisemitic attacks.

Both the Met boss and a Labour minister were heckled by chants of “shame on you” as they visited the site of the terror attack.

Speaking after the terror rampage, heckled by Jewish Londoners chanting “shame on you!”.

leader Zack Polanski has also been slammed for who detained the alleged attacker.

The left-winger retweeted a post condemning the cops for kicking the suspect in the head when he refused to drop his weapon.

Home Secretary has vowed to “strain every sinew” to end the stain of anti-Semitism.