London: Extremists linked to the al-Qaeda have claimed that home-grown terrorists are plotting attacks in Britain, a news report said on Monday.
According to the reports, the al-Qaeda terrorists have labeled Britain and Europe as a bigger enemy than the United States in an internet magazine favoured by the extremists.
The website, promoted by supporters of extremist cleric Abdullah al-Faisal, who was deported from Britain after serving a jail sentence for inciting violence, warns of “spectacular attacks”, The Sun reported on Monday.
The British tabloid said the strikes are being planned by terrorists living in Britain in coordination with others overseas.
Security experts in the UK have warned repeatedly that al-Qaeda inspired home-grown terrorism is the number one challenge for Britain.
A recent report has called for reform of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) to allow an expert on ‘home-grown’ terrorism to sit on the top security panel and to be consulted when assessing potential security risks.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown had earlier underlined that most of the terrorist plots that took place in Britain had their links to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where the al-Qaeda and Taliban militants have been fighting the US-led Nato forces.
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