Al Qaeda urges lone wolves to target Europe's railways
Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 06:31
Rail union TSSA demanded an urgent intervention by Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to stop the break-up of the British Transport Police (BTP) in the wake of the terror threat.
The rail union warned that restructuring plans — which will see BTP merge with Police Scotland — would remove safety-critical staff leaving Britain’s railways more vulnerable to a terrorist attack...