US embassy warns citizens in UK as threat level raised to ‘severe’

US embassy in UK has advised citizens to avoids schools, churches, tourist locations and vary their travel routes.The United States embassy in London has issued a security alert telling its citizens in the United Kingdom to be cautious after the British government raised the national threat level to “severe”.The embassy advised citizens on Friday to remain “alert in public places” and to stay away from schools, churches, tourist locations and transportation hubs.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine studentslist 2 of 4Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’list 3 of 4Trump hails US-UK bond as he welcomes British royalslist 4 of 4UK police charge man over stabbing of two Jewish men in Londonend of listIt also said that US nationals should vary their “travel routes and times” to reduce predictability and to keep a low profile.The UK’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, said on Friday that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre had raised the threat level from “substantial” to “severe”.This is the second-highest level, signalling that an attack within the next six months is “highly likely”, MI5 said in a statement.“The UK has been experiencing a gradual increase