4,000 police on duty as Thatcher laid to rest

More than 4,000 police officers were last night being deployed to protect Margaret Thatcher’s funeral from terrorist threats and violent protest.

The Boston bombings heightened the security alert as the controversial former British leader was being laid to rest.

A ring of steel was being thrown around the heart of the British capital with a massive show of police force along the route of the funeral cortege, and hundreds more riot squad officers waiting in side streets to deal with any incidents.