20th Anniversary of 9/11. Would you feel safe visiting London?

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We’ve booked tickets to a show on that date, tickets to go on the London eye etc, a nice day out.

My mother has gone to pieces as it’s the 20th anniversary of the terror attack and due to the recent events in Afghanistan she thinks there may be a higher risk of something happening. I hadn’t even thought about it to be honest!

She thinks we should cancel but we’ve spent a lot on tickets and we are looking forward to it.

Now she’s put the idea in my mind I’m worried.

Please tell me she’s being ridiculous!

Security will be tight in major cities across the world due to the anniversary so I should think London will be safer than any other day.

Terror threats are being intercepted constantly, you just don't always know about it.

If you live your life in fear then the terrorists have already won.

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful day.

She's being ridiculous..have fun

London's population is somewhere around 9m - what does she think London residents are going to do? Mass exodus?

It's about how safe you feel. If you don't think you'll feel safe then don't go. If you feel safe going then go. It's not really something any of us can answer as fear is a personal thing and we all have different appetites for risk.

I personally would feel safe.

Did she panic around 7/7 as thats more relevant to London.

That wouldn’t enter my head.

Well considering 9/11 didn’t happen in London I’d feel absolutely fine about it.

She's being ridiculous

I think they are probably a bit busy with what’s going on in Afghanistan to be planning major terrorist attacks right. But even if they are you have to be seriously unlucky to get caught up in one. You can’t change your plans on the basis something bad could happen when it’s highly unlikely to!

It wouldn’t even occur to me to worry about it. She’s being silly, in that weird way that lots of people are about London.

Ignore her!

I wouldn't even give it a moment's thought, to be honest.

I might worry slightly about Covid, depending on the level of precautions being taken, but NOT about terrorism more than at any other time. Security is likely to be very tight; and there is no evidence that extremists have used anniversaries of that day for attempting violent attacks.

Of course! I’m sorry, I think considering cancelling is a bit silly.

Seriously

Yes, she’s being ridiculous. Have a lovely day.

I don't think terrorists care about anniversaries.

For goodness sake. Go, enjoy yourself and celebrate the sheer joy of being alive. The more people act hysterically about “what ifs” the more power we hand to the terrorists. After all, the overarching aim of terrorism is just that- to cause terror. The means are irrelevant to them.

In the nicest possible way, she's being a bit daft. Also, and I say this as someone who got back on public transport to go to her job in London on 8/7, when we restrict ourselves out of fear, the terrorists have achieved their goal.

Statistically, you're far more likely to be seriously hurt crossing the road in London than in a terror attack. So, enjoy your planned day out, but keep an eye on the traffic!

7/7 more significant for London.

She is being ridiculous.

I live in London, hadn't given this a thought, and now I have, it won't affect my plans in any way.
Something might happen I suppose, but much (much much) more likely nothing will on that day.

She's being ridiculous. I went to London two days after the Manchester bombing, there was no amped up security anywhere I saw though I'd read that there would be armed police everywhere. If there was intelligence received that there was a threat then additional security would be implemented. Fear of going somewhere within your own country on the 20th anniversary of a terrorist attack that occurred in another country is daft.

What?!
This honestly wouldn’t even cross my mind.

I live in London though so I guess I think people thinking it’s ‘unsafe’ to visit is just ridiculous.