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		</div><p>A minister has said “all steps necessary to keep the public safe” are being taken after a threat was reportedly made against Heathrow Airport. An alert from non-governmental counter-terrorism organisation SITE Intelligence Group on Friday warned of a threat being made by a “pro-Islamic State Twitter account”.</p>
<p>It is reported to have threatened attacks on planes “flying from Heathrow to the US” across the July 4 US Independence Day holiday weekend.</p>
<p>The alert also warned “there will be a device placed in either Heathrow, LAX or JFK airports”. Transport minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon called for the public to be cautious.</p>
<p>He said: “We all need to be vigilant to the global threat of terrorism – in the UK we keep all aspects of aviation security under constant review and work closely with our international partners to mitigate risks.</p>
<p>“We will continue to take all steps necessary to keep the public safe, but for security reasons we do not comment in detail on specific measures or operational matters.”</p>
<p>Heathrow Airport declined to comment on the apparent threat and referred inquiries to the Department for Transport.</p>
<p>On Saturday IS said it carried out a deadly attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.</p>
<p>Gunmen attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area, leaving 20 hostages dead before security forces stormed the restaurant to end the stand-off.</p>
<p>The Pentagon said a US-led coalition air strike killed two senior IS commanders last Saturday in northern Iraq, including a fighter considered to be the group’s deputy minister of war.</p>
<p>On Friday night Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari and a lower level commander, Hatim Talib al-Hamduni.</p>
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