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MI5 are tracking more than FIFTY hardcore jihadis who are thought to be planning attacks in Britain

MI5 are tracking more than FIFTY hardcore jihadis who are thought to be planning attacks in Britain 

  • ISIS 'sleeper cells' reported to be plotting terror attacks on Britain's streets
  • Up to 25 serious plots in support of ISIS or Al-Qaeda being tracked by MI5
  • Intelligence chiefs suspect more than 50 jihadis involved in the terror plans
  • Fear sleeper cells yet to be detected could launch attack with no warning
  • See more news on ISIS 'sleeper cells' at www.dailymail.co.uk/isis
By Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
Published: 07:40 GMT, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 13:42 GMT, 28 March 2016


ISIS 'sleeper cells' are reported to be plotting more than 20 deadly terror attacks on Britain's streets in a follow-up to the atrocities in Brussels and Paris.

Intelligence officials at MI5 suspect that more than 50 jihadis - among a reported 450 extremists living in the UK - could be involved in the plans.

Up to 25 serious plots in support of ISIS or Al-Qaeda are said to be being tracked by British security services.
Security fears: ISIS 'sleeper cells' are reported to be plotting more than 20 deadly terror attacks on Britain's streets in a follow-up to the atrocities in Brussels and Paris (file photo)
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Security fears: ISIS 'sleeper cells' are reported to be plotting more than 20 deadly terror attacks on Britain's streets in a follow-up to the atrocities in Brussels and Paris (file photo)

But there is also reportedly a concern among intelligence chiefs that sleeper cells yet to be detected could launch an attack with no warning, according to The Sun
Around 450 suspects are understood to be the focus of monitoring by the security services, with 50 of those under even more intense scrutiny by MI5 and counter terrorism police.
A former British intelligence officer said: 'Everyone in the counter-terrorism community believes an attack in Britain will take place.

'For some time now it has been a case of not "if" but "when" and the pace of investigations to try and stop this happening is extremely dynamic and fast-moving.
'There is no respite and no sign of the threat to Britain going away.' 

Last week ISIS threatened to hit the UK 'harder and more bitter' after claiming responsibility for the Brussels bombings.

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