The report was published in error on National Police Chiefs Council website and taken down after being seen by the Mail on Sunday
Daily Mail: Revealed: Secret plan to put 5,000 heavily-armed troops on streets of Britain to fight jihadis in event of a terror attack
* Operation Temperer would see troops guard key targets with armed police
* Plans drawn up by police chiefs and discussed by top Government officials
* Would be triggered by Cobra committee in event of simultaneous attacks
* Paris attacks convinced authorities military would be needed if UK hit
A top secret plan for the mass deployment of armed troops on the streets of Britain in the wake of a major terrorist attack can be revealed for the first time today.
More than 5,000 heavily armed soldiers would be sent to inner cities if Islamic State or other fanatics launched multiple attacks on British soil – an unprecedented military response to terrorism.
The plan, codenamed Operation Temperer, would see troops guard key targets alongside armed police officers, providing ‘protective security’ against further attacks while counter-terror experts and MI5 officers hunted down the plotters.
WNU Editor: Only 5,000 heavily armed troops? I expected more.
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