Armed police on patrol during IRA bomb scare
Scotland Yard's firearm department on alert as threat of IRA bombing campaign increases. Armed police on manouvers, talk of procedures untaken in various UK cities. IRA PLANS: Scotland Yard has said it believes the IRA may be
planning a major attack in Britain before Christmas. In
response armed police squads are stopping motorists as a
matter of routine. The "Legion Patrols" are carried out by
members of Scotland Yard's elite firearms unit SO19.
