MI5 head giving public warning about increased risks

I heard parts of these stories via BBC terrestrial radio broadcasts to the US via my local National Public Radio broadcasts. Hearing a usually quiet chief speak out, nationally & globally seems uncommon and note worthy.


source--https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c008ql15125t/mi5


Title--'Recent events in Afghanistan will have emboldened extremists'

snip--Director general Ken McCallum told the BBC that while the terror threat would not change overnight, there could be a "morale boost" for extremists.

And there is also a concern terrorists could regroup and plan "well-developed, sophisticated plots", he said.

A total of 31 late-stage attack plots have been foiled in the UK in the past four years, said Mr McCallum.

That includes six during the pandemic period alone, he added. While they were largely Islamic extremist plots, there were also a "growing number" of attacks planned by extreme right-wing terrorists."

more at this article.


snip--MI5 Director General Ken McCallum told BBC Radio 4 Today programme that a terrorist attack in the UK is "highly likely".

again, more at site