Reports: Special Forces Were Deployed To London Terror Attack

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Special forces were deployed to central London during the terror attack on Saturday night, according to the BBC.

A unit from the Army's special forces was dispatched say unconfirmed sources, but police fire arms officers dealt with the threat, shooting the attackers dead within eight minutes of the first call.

The Prime Minister has confirmed that the national threat level remains at 'severe', meaning an attack is highly likely.

Two addresses in east London have been searched by police this morning in connection with Saturday's attack.

A number of people have been detained, in addition to the seven women and four men already being questioned.

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed it was behind the attacks.

As security services tackle terror on the streets of the UK, the battle continues against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

NATO's first permanent Senior Civilian in Iraq, Paul Smith, has just taken up his new job representing the Secretary General and the alliance.

Mr Smith, who also heads the NATO Training and Capacity Building presence in Iraq, spoke to Forces News about the London terror attack: