New figures have revealed that police are arresting on average one suspected terrorist a day as hundreds of extremists return to the UK from Syria.
Scotland Yard said Thursday that more than 700 British extremists have travelled to the war-torn country, with a “significant proportion” of them intent on joining the self-proclaimed Islamic State§, also know as ISIS or ISIL.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the national police lead for counter-terrorism, said around half are believed to have come back to Britain.
He said: “ISIL and other terrorist groups are trying to direct attacks in the UK, encouraging British citizens to travel to Syria to fight and train, and are seeking, through propaganda, to provoke individuals in the UK to carry out violent attacks here.”
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said police are making on average one counter-terrorism arrest a day
Mr Rowley described the number of arrests made by counter-terrorism units across the country in the last year as “quite dramatic”, adding: “You are getting towards now an arrest a day.”
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http://report24.co.uk/article/187544/uk-terror-arrests-reach-a-record-one-a-day-as-hundreds-of-extremists-return-from-syriaNow THIS is how to report things like this. No specifics, just cause the sods fear and confusion and mistrust.
