Last week’s explosion in a woodland near Loch Lomond in Scotland is almost certainly an indication that a terror attack in the UK is imminent, according to experts. A terror cell that has been trained to construct explosive devices would need a final live test before staging an attack, and a remote wooded area in Scotland would provide the ideal opportunity. Counterterrorism units are on high alert.In other news, Ireland finally caved in and asked for a bailout from the EU. Britain is involved, in that it will guarantee part of the fund with sterling. All this while Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed doubts whether the euro can in fact survive this crisis.
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