1600 British Muslims Under Surveillance
Charles Johnson
Thu Nov 9, 2006 at 4:54 pm PST • Views: 229
The infiltration of British society by radical Islamic groups (some of which are banned in the Middle East but not in the tolerant-to-a-fault UK) has led to this very dangerous situation: 1600 young British Muslims under MI5 surveillance for plotting terror. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)
At least 1600 young British Muslims are under surveillance for plotting terrorist violence against Britain, according to the head of MI5.
Eliza Manningham Buller delivered a stark assessment of the threat facing the country from 200 terror networks stretching from the UK to Pakistan, including 30 “Priority 1” plots.
In August Home Secretary John Reid claimed to know of 24 “major conspiracies”, suggesting the dangers posed by organised terrorists is growing.
Delivering the Government’s latest assessment of the terror threat, the Director General of the Security Service revealed that her agency’s caseload has increased by 80 per cent since January.
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