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British Intelligence Reportedly Foils Plot To Kill Prime Minister

British Intelligence Reportedly Foils Plot To Kill Prime Minister Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Back/Getty Images Steve Back/Getty Images Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5 has foiled a terrorist plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May, U.K. media report. Two men have been charged with terrorism-related offenses in connection with the plot, which reportedly involved using improvised explosives to blow up the gate at No. 10 Downing St., the prime minister's residence, and to kill May in the ensuing chaos, various media say. Sponsor Message However, the prime minister's spokesman declined to discuss details of the plot.

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