(Telegraph-UK) Toby Helm - Downing Street has drawn up secret plans to prevent the spread of extremism among young Muslims after confidential studies found that there are up to 10,000 "active" supporters of al-Qaeda in Britain. The studies cite evidence from MI5 that al-Qaeda is seeking out middle-class recruits in universities. There are also recruitment operations in schools. Radical imams will be thoroughly vetted and, if they do not agree to comply with the government's demands, will be barred.
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