British officials have downgraded the country's terror alert level to its lowest level in at least three years.
Britain's Home Office says its Joint Terrorism Analysis Center, which is responsible for tracking the threat from international terrorism, has reduced the U.K.'s terror alert level from "severe" to "substantial."
"Severe" means there is a "high likelihood" of future terror attacks, according to the Web site of MI5, Britain's domestic spy agency. "Substantial" means that such an attack remains a "strong possibility."
The Home Office announced the change in a brief e-mail sent to journalists Monday. It did not detail the reason for the change, saying only that its analysis center makes judgments based on a broad range of factors.
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