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The threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism is severe.<\/p>
It is being suppressed by the hard work of PSNI and MI5. Because of their efforts, the number of national security attacks has fallen from 40 in 2010 to 16 in 2015. But the need for total vigilance remains and will continue.<\/p>
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