[BBC News] Frank Gardner - The number of terror suspects being monitored by MI5 in the UK has grown by a quarter in the past six months. The Secret Service and police are monitoring about 2,000 individuals who they say are actively involved in supporting al-Qaeda. Some are thought to have direct links with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. More than 400,000 Britons each year go to Pakistan on family visits.
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