Posted on 01/22/2019 10:23:05 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
The "febrile" atmosphere around Brexit could be exploited by far-right extremists, the UK's most senior counter-terrorism officer has warned. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said 18 terror plots were foiled in Britain since 2017, four of them far-right.
He said a "far-right drift into extreme right-wing terrorism" was a concern but officers were working to ensure groups did not gain a "foothold".
Mr Basu added leaving the EU with no deal would be "very bad" for policing.
The head of the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism operations was speaking at the launch of a new cinema advert aimed at encouraging people to report their suspicions about all forms of terrorism.
The 60-second film portrays a series of scenarios, including a man stockpiling hazardous material and another buying weapons.
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Uh huh.
BBC bias
and in France, Maoist Commies are now wearing yellow vests to “take back the revolution” from the people
>> Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said 18 terror plots were foiled in Britain since 2017, four of them far-right.
The other 14 aren’t worth addressing.
And all of the successful Islamist attacks on Britons are not tallied either.
#BigCityLiving
- Febrile is an adjective that means “related to fever.” It can be used in a medical sense when someone is sick and running a temperature, or in a figurative sense to describe a state of excitement or energy.
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