City of London

: For London as a whole, see the main article London.

Security

The City is surrounded on its borders by statues of the gryffons and shield from its Coat of Arms. Its position as the United Kingdom's financial centre and a critical part of the country's economy, contributing about one sixth of the UK's gross national product, has resulted in it becoming a terrorist target. The provisional IRA exploded bombs in the City in the early 1990s.

Related Topics:
Gryffon - Coat of Arms - Gross national product - Provisional IRA - Bomb - 1990s

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The area is also spoken of as a possible target of al-Qaida. For instance, when in May 2004 the BBC's Panorama programme examined the preparedness of Britain's emergency services for a terrorist attack on the scale of September 11th or March 11th, they simulated a chemical explosion on Bishopsgate in the east of the City, figuring that this was a realistic target.

Related Topics:
Al-Qaida - May - 2004 - Panorama - September 11th - March 11th - Bishopsgate

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See also City of London's ring of steel for measures that have been taken in the City against these threats.

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