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Met deploys 600 extra armed police in London to counter terror threat | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian
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The UK has relatively few armed police – but their specialist squads are hotbeds of 'warrior culture'
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Police praised for stopping London Bridge attack in minutes | London Bridge attack 2017 | The Guardian
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British police could be 'routinely armed' to respond to terror threat in rural areas | The Independent | The Independent
![City of London armed police officers take a break and stand in conversation next to parked police car in Wood Street, London, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy City of London armed police officers take a break and stand in conversation next to parked police car in Wood Street, London, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CAJD4X/city-of-london-armed-police-officers-take-a-break-and-stand-in-conversation-next-to-parked-police-car-in-wood-street-london-england-uk-2CAJD4X.jpg)