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UK raises Northern Ireland terror threat rating to 'severe' ahead of Biden visit

A person rides a scooter past an old Irish republican mural in West Belfast, Northern Ireland on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. © Peter Morrison, AP

The UK government raised the terror threat level in Northern Ireland to "severe" on Tuesday, ahead of an expected visit by US President Joe Biden to mark the 25th anniversary of a landmark peace accord.

The domestic spy agency MI5 judged that the risk of an attack had gone from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an incident is judged "highly likely", Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said.

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