MI5 and the police are investigating "dozens and dozens" of possible al-Qa'ida-inspired plots to cause mass murder in Britain, counter-terrorism sources have disclosed.
The alleged plot to destroy up to 10 transatlantic airliners, which police say they foiled last week, was believed to be just one of about 12 similar terrorist plans that are currently being investigated.
Discussing the threat, the Home Secretary, John Reid, defended his decision to leave the nation's terror alert level at "critical", although late last night the Government announced that it had been downgraded to " severe", meaning that the threat of attack was still "highly likely" , but not "imminent".
Earlier, Mr Reid said that "at least four" plots had been thwarted since last year's July 7 attacks in London. He also said that a suspected al-Qa'ida operation in Birmingham had been foiled six years ago.
Asked about a report that "up to two dozen" terror investigations were under way, he told BBC News 24: "I'm not going to confirm an exact number but I wouldn't deny that that would indicate the number of major conspiracies that we are trying to look at.
"There would be more which are not at the centre of our considerations and there may be more we don't know about at all."
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Independent: "Bomb plot 'just the tip of the iceberg' of UK al-Qa'ida activity"
Bush, Blair, and the Zionists are at it again!
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