Britain to deploy soldiers to protect Energy Facilities
'Pakistan Times' Wire Service

LONDON: Britain is considering deploying soldiers to help guard key energy installations against the threat of terrorist attack, the Home Office said Saturday.

Following a report in early editions of a Sunday newspaper, the department said they were reviewing security arrangements for oil, gas and electricity plants and pipelines.

But a spokesman said the review was not in response to any specific threat. "The general threat level to this country has not changed. It is still 'severe'," he added.

"We have been very clear that we face the severe threat of terrorism, so it is important that we consider all options to protect our assets and infrastructure. This particular review doesn't reflect any specific threat. We constantly keep our resources under review," he said.●