Special services of the United Kingdom prevented a terrorist attack directed against the head of the government of the country. On suspicion of organizing a crime, two people were detained. Presumably, the suspects planned to make an explosion at the Prime Minister's residence, then commit an attack, armed with knives, pepper cans and suicide belts, the New Zealand Herald reported citing MI5. Homemade bombs wanted to hide the homemade bomb in a bag. As a result of the joint operation of Scotland Yard, West Midlands Police and MI5, the plot was thwarted. This was the ninth attempt of the terrorist attack since March, when hundreds of suspects.

The security service and the police have prevented 22 conspiracies in the last four years, more than 500 investigations are continuing. During the holiday season, Christmas markets and public events, extreme precautions are taken. Police are afraid of attacks by single extremists, similar to the attack on the British market Breitscheidplatz in Berlin in 2016. In late November, US President Donald Trump called on British Prime Minister Teresa Mei to focus on combating radical Islamists in the country, recalls RT.