Posted on 04/26/2008 6:40:32 PM PDT by blam
UK is Europe's top terror centre, arrests show
Last Updated: 10:55pm BST 26/04/2008
Britain has become the main focus of Islamist terror in Europe, according to official figures.
More Muslim extremists were detained in Britain last year on terror-related charges than in the rest of Europe added together.
The number of arrests rose steeply and involved "young, radicalised British citizens", sparking fears that the threat of an attack is growing.
The report by Europol, the European police force, said that terrorist plots linked to groups in Pakistan had been "almost exclusively focused on the UK".
It comes following the disclosure last week that 15 plots to attack British targets have been foiled in the three years since the London bombings.
British authorities said that 203 people had been arrested on suspicion of terror offences in 2007, representing a 30 per cent increase on the previous year. The majority were said to be motivated by Muslim extremism.
In contrast, only 201 people were detained in the rest of Europe. French police made 91 arrests. The number of suspects under investigation in Britain has risen from 500 in 2004 to 2,000 last year.
"People shouldn't be sceptical about the threat that is posed," the report adds.
It could also mean that the Brits are the only ones in Europe rounding them up. Everyone else is a good dhimmi, so the UK is the biggest target in Europe right now.
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So True.
Many on FR have tried to get the Europeans to use commons sense and wake up before it is to late to correct their immigration mistakes.
However, like many Americans the idea of sitting on their big fat butts while some poor slob does their work for them appeals more than does their security.
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