Britain under threat from Syria and Iraq returned jihadists

A senior member of counter terrorism cell has revealed that a fifth of the 350 British jihadists who have returned to the UK are 'high threat' extremists and it is suspected that they could be plotting or wanting to carry out attacks on British soil or could be spreading radical propaganda.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 21 April 2016.

As per estimates, nearly 800 British extremists are believed to have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS. A warning has been sounded by the national counter terrorism co-ordinator that destroying ISIS may not happen soon and it would pose a serious threat to national security for a 'long, long time'. It is also understood that they are trying to recruit new members because they plan further attacks on European soil.
ISIS has already claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks in Paris last November in which 130 people were killed, and also the Brussels attacks last month, which killed 32. They have been targeting Britain for months and there are fears that these terrorists are planning nuclear and chemical attacks in Britain.


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London police have arrested a total of five persons in connection with terror related activities. Four of them were arrested in Birmingham - they were three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman. The fifth, a 26-year-old man, was held at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of terror offenses.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 15 April 2016.

It is understood that these are the first arrests in the UK that has links with the atrocities in Paris and Brussels. Assistant Chief Constable who leads on counter-terrorism for the West Midlands, has indicated that the investigation involved MI5 and Belgian and French authorities and that the arrests were pre-planned. There was "no risk to the public at any time". Moreover, there is no information that would tend to suggest that an attack was being planned in the UK.
The five suspects are being held in the West Midlands, where they are being questioned by specialist officers. The police are, simultaneously, searching several properties in Birmingham as a part of the investigation.


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It has now been revealed that one of the Islamic State suicide bombers who carried out the suicide attack in Brussels last month and killed 32 people had worked as a cleaner at the European Parliament. The attacks at Brussels Airport and on the Metro left 32 dead and another 270 wounded. ISIS has accepted responsibility for the attacks.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 7 April 2016.

There is no official confirmation but one of the airport suitcase bombers involved in the attacks worked there and was a Belgian. It is also revealed that at least 50 Islamic State supporters are working there as baggage handlers, cleaners and catering staff.
An official from the European Union institution has indicated that for a month in both 2009 and 2010, one of the suicide bombers worked as a cleaner in the parliament - he was engaged as a student summer job and had been employed through a cleaning company that was contracted by the European Parliament at the time. The individual did not have a criminal record when he was engaged and the firm had submitted proof of this to the parliament as required under the terms of their contract.


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President Obama hosts Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) to discuss nuclear threats

The nuclear threat is a major worry for world leaders and US President Barack Obama is hosting Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) to discuss these threats. This has become more pronounced after the recent terror attacks in Brussels because, according to Belgian media, two of the suicide bombers in the attacks had in their possession video footage of a senior official at a Flanders nuclear waste facility.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 31 March 2016.

World leaders are meeting in Washington to discuss how to prevent terrorists getting hold of radioactive material and it is expected that the UK would play a leading role in protecting nuclear facilities from cyberattack. The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that is being hosted by President Barack Obama, will see heads of government consider what their response to such a scenario would be.
It is understood that the UK and the United States will hold a joint exercise next year to prepare for any online attack against nuclear power plants and waste storage facilities.
Moreover, Prime Minister David Cameron is to offer British expertise to other countries to protect their own civil nuclear installations because there are apprehensions that Islamic State could attempt to create a dirty bomb. While a UK Government source has indicated that there was no "credible evidence" of terrorists targeting British facilities but, the joint exercise with the US would ensure that both governments and their civil nuclear industries were prepared for any eventuality and could rectify any potential weaknesses.
Incidentally, this summit will be the fourth and final NSS, following on from the last meeting at The Hague in the Netherlands in 2014. The gatherings are from a personal initiative of President Obama, with the International Atomic Energy Agency taking forward the work on nuclear security.


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Police intensify search for the Man in White possibly linked to Brussels attack

Belgian authorities have intensified search for at least one fugitive in Brussels airport attack - identified as the 'Man in White', he had been seen on airport security footage with the two suicide attackers. Incidentally, ISIS is believed to have trained more than 400 fighters to unleash more deadly terror attacks across Europe. These extremists have been ordered to wait for the 'right time and place' to cause maximum carnage.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 23 March 2016.

In the opinion of officials, hundreds of extremists have been trained specifically for external attacks on European cities, like the ones which have brought death and devastation to Brussels and Paris. The brains behind such attacks are depraved Islamic State chiefs who encourage fighters to choose the time, place and method of a terror attack wisely so that it causes maximum casualties and destruction.
As per rough estimates, 400 to 600 Islamic State fighters have been trained specifically for external attacks - these are out of nearly 5,000 Europeans who have gone to Syria. It seems there are camps in Syria and Iraq that have been designed specifically to train for attacks against the West.


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While claiming responsibility for the Brussels airport terminal and Metro station attacks in which 34 people died and many more were injured, ISIS has threatened to hit the UK 'harder and more bitter'. As a result, Britain has vamped up security with armed officers taking to the streets near major landmarks, train stations and airports.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 22 March 2016.

Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of the government's emergency COBRA committee, and Britain's official terrorist threat level stands at 'severe' - this is the second-highest level on a five-point scale and means an attack is highly likely.
At least two people in Brussels were arrested outside the city's North railway station, a mile from the Maelbeek subway, in connection to the attack. A third suspect was arrested on a train near Amsterdam and, a suspect package at Gard du Nord in Paris delayed Eurostar services in the afternoon. Another man was also taken into custody by armed police at Brussels South railway station near the suburb of Schaerbeek.


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Brussels Airport was the scene of a terror attack n which at least 28 people were killed and dozens injured - the attacks happened at the city's airport and a metro station near the EU headquarters. Two blasts rocked the American Airlines check-in desk at the Airport at 8am. It was a suspected suicide bombing.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 22 March 2016.

Approximately 90 minutes after the bomb blast at the airport, there was another blast that destroyed a the Maelbeek Metro station located just 400 metres from the EU headquarters in the city center. The attacks have come just a day after the Belgium Interior Minister had warned of possible revenge attacks following the arrest of Paris massacre suspect Salah Abdeslam in the city last week.
Firefighters who searched for survivors are believed to have found a third unexploded device, even as armed police in protective clothing combed the area looking for more wounded travelers and suspicious bags.
Flights that are due to land at Brussels-Zaventem, which handles 21million passengers a year, were diverted to Antwerp, Liege, and Brussels Charleroi airports. As a result of this attack, Europe's biggest airports are all increasing their security today. Heathrow has increased its own 'visible' security in the wake of the attacks – with large units of armed police patrolling the airport from morning.


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