Counter Terrorism Policing thanks public for support during Operation London Bridge

Matt Jukes, head of Counter Terrorism Policing has thanked the public for their support following the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the events that followed.

Operation London Bridge resulted in unprecedented policing activity, with Counter Terrorism Policing at the centre of it, providing protective security and monitoring the terrorist threat.

The period saw the largest ever single deployment of specialist armed officers from across the UK, as well as the largest ever deployment of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation assets.

During the mourning period following the Queen's death, reports from the public about suspicious activity to Counter Terrorism Policing were double average reporting levels.

Jukes said: “It is difficult to put into words the scale of the policing operation over the last ten days, it has been nothing short of incredible.

“Some of our activity will have brought our officers and the public shoulder to shoulder, other elements they won’t have seen, but hopefully they have been reassured by what they have witnessed.”

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