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Social media and text messages warning about London tube attack are hoaxes, police insist

on Sep 1, 2014 | 0 comments

By Ishbel Macleod

Warnings on social media that the London Underground will be targeted by terrorists today, 1 September, are a hoax, the Metropolitan police has said.

Tweets were sent suggesting that a terror attack would happen “around the West End” on London, following the terror threat being raised to severe on Friday, 29 August.

They think there’s a terror threat and that it will happen on the tubes tomorrow around the west end area.

— Muslimah4Life (@Seeking4Good243) September 1, 2014

A text message (pictured) was also sent around, from someone claiming to have a friend on the met police force. The message said Read full story ›

Source: The Drum