{"id":1743,"date":"2006-12-21T23:52:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-21T23:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/12\/it-will-be-a-miracle-if-london.html"},"modified":"2006-12-21T23:52:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-21T23:52:00","slug":"it-will-be-a-miracle-if-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/12\/it-will-be-a-miracle-if-london.html","title":{"rendered":"It will be a miracle if London isn&#8217;t attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abcnews.com\/theblotter\/2006\/12\/london_braces_f.html\">says<\/a> British intelligence:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>British intelligence and law enforcement officials have passed on a grim assessment to their U.S. counterparts, &#8220;It will be a miracle if there isn&#8217;t a terror attack over the holidays in London,&#8221; a senior American law enforcement official tells ABCNews.com.<br \/>\nBritish police have been quietly carrying out a series of key arrests as they continue to track at least six active &#8220;plots&#8221; tied to what they call &#8220;al Qaeda of England.&#8221;<br \/>\nOfficials said they could not cite any specific date or target but said al Qaeda had planned previous operations during the Christmas holidays that had been disrupted.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is not a matter of if there will be an attack, but how bad the attack will be,&#8221; an intelligence official told ABCNews.com.<br \/>\nAuthorities say they are seeking at least 18 suspected suicide bombers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/hughhewitt.townhall.com\/g\/28548586-d58d-4fff-af62-3ab621a2f8a5\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So says British intelligence: British intelligence and law enforcement officials have passed on a grim assessment to their U.S. counterparts, &#8220;It will be a miracle if there isn&#8217;t a terror attack over the holidays in London,&#8221; a senior American law enforcement official tells ABCNews.com. 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