THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Britain's biggest security operation in a generation is under way for the royal wedding, with 5,000 police officers under orders to deal ''robustly and firmly'' with any threats.
As the attention of the world fixes on London, detectives have thrown a multimillion-pound ring of steel around the royal wedding.
They appealed to the public to be the police's ''eyes and ears'' to help keep troublemakers at bay.
Snipers are taking to rooftops and undercover officers are mingling among the crowds as part of a massive covert and overt operation to avoid an atrocity.
Security against potential threats from al Qaeda-inspired extremists, dissident Irish republican terrorists, anarchists and even lone stalkers is being balanced with the desire to let onlookers enjoy the day of pageantry.
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