U.K. Lowers Threat Level, May Urges Public to Stay Vigilant
- Police release photo of suspected Manchester suicide bomber
- Threat lowered to ‘severe’ from highest level of ‘critical’
Theresa May
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Prime Minister Theresa May said the U.K. terror threat has been lowered to “severe” from “critical” following a number of arrests related to the terrorist attack in Manchester, and police released a photo of the suspected suicide bomber in calling for the public’s help.
May led a meeting of the government’s emergency committee Saturday, during which she received an update from police and security services on the investigation into the suicide bombing at a pop concert on May 22 that killed 22 people. In response, the threat level had been raised to the highest category a day later.