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POLICE have said their eye is trained on Scots who have travelled to Syria since the uninterrupted rise of Islamic State.

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DETECTIVES are monitoring up to 100 Islamic State sympathisers in Scotland amid a warning that the UK faces imminent attack.

Police said a number of Scots are among more than 500 UK residents who have travelled to Syria since the start of the bloody conflict.

Officers have uncovered evidence of terrorist fund raising here and yesterday urged the public only to donate to registered charities.

And they warned people to be on their guard with the threat of attack coming from organised groups to highly-motivated loners.

The current UK threat level is “Severe” meaning an attack is imminent.

Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has urged everyone to play their part in reducing the risk of an atrocity.

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