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Re:UK police arrest man via automatic face-recognition tech by pja on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:11AM (#14504736)
You’re not going to get an 8 minute response anywhere but in the major city centres, which have armed units on 24/7 standby.

I think those units have been around in London for decades at this point. Probably ever since the ring of steel was installed as a response to the IRA bombing campaigns of the 70s/80s.

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Re:UK police arrest man via automatic face-recognition tech by pjc50 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @06:11AM (#14504961)
Exactly. Borough market is right next to London Bridge station, Guy's Hospital and the Shard, all of which are obvious places to park rapid response units.

Similarly the area of Westminster around Parliament and the Palace will be completely covered 24/7, extending out towards the nearby embassies and Whitehall civil service buildings.

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