Monday, February 16, 2015

Armed Guards Deployed For The First Time To Protect Britain's GCHQ Spy Agency

Armed police at GCHQ. Gloucestershire Echo

Daily Mail: Armed police patrol GCHQ for the first time amid heightened fears of a 'lone wolf' terror attack after Copenhagen atrocity

* Ministry of Defence armed officers now outside GCHQ in Cheltenham 24/7
* Terror threat level at 'severe' and MI5 say 'only matter of time' until attack
* Not clear if GCHQ's decision is based on plot to target the listening station
* Britain preparing for 'lone wolf' attack after extremist murders in Denmark

WNU Editor: I thought that armed guards were always deployed .... so this is a surprise.

More News On Armed Guards Being Deployed For The First Time To Protect Britain's GCHQ Spy Agency

Britain's GCHQ spy agency deploys armed guards for first time -- Reuters
Armed police to patrol GCHQ full time -- ITV
Armed police put on guard outside GCHQ in response to terror threat -- The Telegraph
GCHQ deploys armed police to counter terror threat at Cheltenham site -- RT
Exclusive: Armed Ministry of Defence Police go on patrol at GCHQ in Cheltenham -- Gloucestershire Echo

1 comment:

D.Plowman said...

"WNU Editor: I thought that armed guards were always deployed .... so this is a surprise."

I would have also assumed this to be the case. Odd.