Northern Ireland - The threat level to protestants has jumped 3 notches today Thursday to severe. A number of politicians and local Orange Lodge members have warned Protestants to stay away from stairways. A coded threat was intercepted in a high tech surveillance operation involving more than 150 PSNI officers. Coded Threat Here is a transcript of the intercepted threat : Old proddy woddy, Wouldn't say his prayers. Catch him by the left leg, And throw him down the stairs