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Earlier this month, authorities in London unveiled a carpet of spikes designed to stop radical Islamic terrorists from driving weaponized vehicles into crowds of people at public events.

Known as this Talon, this carpet or net contains tungsten steel spikes capable of stopping and trapping vehicles that weigh up to an astounding 17 tons (or 34,000 pounds), according to a news brief by London’s Metropolitan Police Service.

“If a vehicle fails to stop and drives over the net, the spikes will puncture the (tires) of the vehicle and the net becomes tangled around the front wheels bringing the vehicle to a stop,” the MPS noted, adding the system is “designed to ensure that the vehicle skids in a straight line significantly reducing risk to crowds.”

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According to The U.K. Daily Telegraph, the Talon was first used Sept. 10 for the Naval Associations Parade in Central London:

Keep in mind the Talon isn’t the only defense the British are raising. Because of the rise in terror attacks involving Islamists plowing vehicles into pedestrians, “(t)emporary steel and concrete barriers have already become common at public events in Britain’s cities,” the Telegraph noted.

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Chief Inspector Nick Staley of the departmen’ts Protective Security Operations Unit echoed this in the agency’s news briefing.

“This equipment undoubtedly has the potential to save lives and is just one of a number of measures being taken to provide protection to crowds attending major events in London and reassuring businesses, workers and visitors as they go about their daily lives,” he said.

Just three month ago, Islamic radicals affiliated with the Islamic State group drove a van through a crowd of pedestrians on London Bridge, killing eight. This attack was just one of many similar ones that have occurred over the past few years.

It’s clear that Islamic State group fanatics are willing to resort to any measure to carry out their sick plans. Unfortunately for them, it appears that London police authorities are willing to do the same to stop them.

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Unfortunately for London, the city’s political authorities might be a different story.

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