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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-britain-security-idUSKBN0KH27M20150108
Britain's MI5 Chief Warns Al-Qaeda in Syria Planning Mass Attacks on West
(Reuters) Guy Faulconbridge - "A group of core al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West," possibly against transport systems or "iconic targets," Andrew Parker, the head of Britain's MI5 Security Service, said Thursday, warning that a strike on the United Kingdom was highly likely. Parker said 600 British extremists had traveled to Syria, many joining the Islamic State. "We face a very serious level of threat that is complex to combat and unlikely to abate significantly for some time," said Parker.