Security forces are preparing for a Paris-style terrorist attack in the UK as counter-terror sources reveal up 450 radicalised Britons have returned from Syria, while Scotland Yard investigates 600 terror cases.
Special forces have been deployed onto Britain’s streets to monitor major stations, shopping districts and other public places amid fears the UK could be the next target.
Charles Farr, director of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, told the Sunday Telegraph that Islamic State was inspiring followers who “couldn’t go” to Syria to stay at home and “undertake attacks”.
He added that “about 750 [British citizens] of interest to the security and intelligence services” had travelled to Iraq and Syria, and that “about 60 per cent have returned.”
