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<p /> <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Office.</p><p /> <p>JTAC
raised the threat level on 29 August from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. That means that a
terrorist attack is highly likely, but there is no intelligence to suggest that an
attack is imminent. The increase in the threat level is related to developments in
Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the West. Some
of those plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have travelled there from
the UK and Europe to take part in those conflicts.</p><p />
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