MI5 boss warns al-Qaeda planning mass casualty attacks on the West


“The MI5 director-general gave a rare public speech Thursday evening warning about a group of core al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria planning mass casualty attacks in the West.


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‘We face a very serious level of threat that is complex to combat and unlikely to abate significantly for some time,’ he said adding that plots for three UK attacks had been prevented by authorities in recent months that he said would certainly have otherwise resulted in deaths.”


Source:MI5 boss warns al-Qaeda planning mass casualty attacks on the West


Date posted: January 9, 2015

At least 11 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo


“At least 11 people were killed and four were seriously wounded in Wednesday’s attack at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, French President Francois Hollande told reporters.”


Source: At least 11 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo – CNN.com


Date posted: January 7, 2015