"Secret enclaves of al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked Government intelligence report.... The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that "some thousands" of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in overseas terrorist camps... The document also reveals that many of the terror networks operating in the UK include extremists who have been trained in terrorist camps overseas and have "some ability to construct improvised explosive devices, incorporating home-made explosives".
It adds: "The availability of training/guidance and the necessary components to build improvised explosive devices (IED), allied with extremists' known targeting preferences, mean that IED attacks against crowded places, intended to cause mass casualties, are the most likely form of attack in the UK." "
Does anyone seriously believe that there will no further attacks? I am staggered that we have had none for so long and that the most recent attempts were so ineptly carried out. It is my opinion that the next successful attack will be a big one with many deaths and I fear for the consequences of such an act.
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