THERE are no plans to put armed troops on the streets in Scotland after the security threat was increased to critical Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The First Minister explained the implications of Operation Temperer, which has been put in place following the terror attack in Manchester.

Ms Sturgeon said the operation has two phases and only the first phase has been put in place.

It involved military personnel taking over policing of key Ministry of Defence and civil nuclear sites of which there are 12 in Scotland.

Phase two involved troops at specific locations.

Phase one is to allow police at these sites to be deployed elsewhere to boost the availability of armed police at other key sites like train station, airports and at major events like the Scottish Cup Final.

Ms Sturgeon said: “We do not envisage military personnel deployed on the streets of Scotland.”

The First Minister repeated her statement that here was no intelligence to suggest a specific threat but asked people to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious.

She said: “The number of Armed Response Vehicles on patrol has been doubled and the public will see more armed police.”

Ms Sturgeon said this was only for the duration of Operation Temperer.

She added: “This is a specific response to the increases threat level following the Manchester attack.

“This is not a shift to having more armed police on patrol.”