GETTY Armed SAS officers are reportedly posing as homeless beggars so they're ready to protect the public

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The undercover soldiers, armed with powerful Heckler and Koch MP7 guns and medical kits, have reportedly been stationed at various location in the cities so they are ready to defend the public immediately. Soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Wing have been brought in for the new defence operation. One soldier told the Mirror: “The armed units have been deployed for some time now and it is unlikely the operation will be brought to a halt.

GETTY The SAS troops are armed with machine guns

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These soldiers provide a very good layer of immediate response at least to minimise casualties or stop injuries of deaths if they react quickly Military source

“The threat level is still assessed by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre as severe and that means an attack is highly likely so we must be ready. “These soldiers provide a very good layer of immediate response at least to minimise casualties or stop injuries of deaths if they react quickly.” Fellow soldiers dressed as members of the public give the ‘beggars’ food to keep the disguise up.

The UK has suffered three terror attacks in the last three months, twice in London and once in Manchester. The most recent London terror attack atrocity saw jihadis plough into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people in Borough Market on Saturday, June 3, killing eight and injuring dozens others. On March 22, Khalid Masood, 52, drove a car into pedestrians injuring 50 people on Westminster Bridge, killing four people, before stabbing unarmed officer Keith Palmer.

GETTY The UK has been hit by a spate of terror attacks