Met Police increases Authorised Firearms Officers in London to 2,800

Name: Met Police increases Authorised Firearms Officers in London to 2,800
Uploaded: 2016-01-14T18:38:19.000Z
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Description: Six hundred extra armed officers are to be trained and patrols will be more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London, the Metropolitan Police has announced.

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Six hundred extra armed officers are to be trained and patrols will be more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London, the Metropolitan Police has announced.

It will bring the total number of armed officers in the capital to 2,800.

BBC News looked at how the new Authorised Firearms Officers will be used within the Met.

14 January 2016