Police carried out a controlled explosion at 02 :00  BST and the car has been taken to a forensic explosives laboratory for further investigation. CBS News has reported that a message appeared on the widely used jihadist Internet forum Al-Hesbah at 08 :09 a.m. June 28, saying: "Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah, London shall be bombed." The message went on to mention the recently announced knighthood of Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. Following an incident at Glasgow airport, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced the elevatation of the UK's national threat level from "Severe" to "Critical", indicating that an attack could be expected "imminently".
Police carried out a controlled explosion at 2 :00 a.m. BST and the car has been taken to a forensic explosives laboratory for further investigation. CBS News has reported that a message appeared on the widely used jihadist Internet forum Al-Hesbah at 8 :09 a.m. June 28, saying: "Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah, London shall be bombed." The message went on to mention the recently announced knighthood of Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. Following an incident at Glasgow airport, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced the elevation of the UK's national threat level from "Severe" to "Critical", indicating that an attack could be expected "imminently".
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