Terrorist Attack

After the Charles Hebdo attack, the head of MI5 warns of a Paris-style atrocity on UK soil. 'Al-Qaeda is planning a Paris-style terrorist atrocity against Britain, according to the head of MI5. Andrew Parker, the Director General of the Security Service, warned that the threat of a "mass causualty attack" was growing and that intelligence pointed to the existence of specific plots.' (Daily Telegraph, 9 January) Security was stepped up on Wednesday at British ports , and armed police were put on patrol at the Eurostar terminal at London's St Pancras station. RD