Terrorist Plot

Politicians who want to maximise present day profits care little for future environment conditions but 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 casualty attack" was growing and that intelligence pointed   to the existence of specific plots.  '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. Mr Parker warned that although three terrorist plots had been foiled in recent   months, it was almost inevitable that one would eventually succeed.' (Daily Telegraph, 9 January) RD