The 'biggest security operation in British history' is underway today, with at least 10,000 police officers and 1,500 soldiers forming a six-mile wide ring of steel around central London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Many roads and bridges have been shut to traffic and 23-miles of barriers put up to control crowds and keep key areas secure, with police with sniffer dogs on duty to check people passing by. Around Westminster Abbey, specialist firearms officers have been drafted in while spotters with binoculars took up positions on the rooftops of government buildings.
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