Armed officers to patrol Lincolnshire from today following suspected terror attacks in Berlin and Turkey

Busy and crowded places in Lincolnshire are being patrolled by firearms officers as of 7am this morning, Thursday December 22, after suspcted terror incidents in Berlin and Turkey.

Police confirmed The operation will run until lunchtime on January 3, 2017.

The assessment of the threat from international terrorism has not changed and remains classified as “severe”, and there is no specific information or intelligence which suggests an attack in the United Kingdom is imminent.