THE TELEGRAPH: Young British Muslims are being groomed to carry out terrorist attacks in this country by Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical al-Qaeda preacher based in the Middle East, it can be disclosed.
The security services fear that a new generation of British extremists is being radicalised by Awlaki, who recruited the Detroit plane bomber. They are concerned that Awlaki’s followers could unleash a wave of easily planned guerrilla-style terrorist attacks, similar to the massacre in Mumbai.
Such small-scale attacks could be carried out cheaply by individuals with little terrorist training and without the need for the support of a large organisation.
The British security services have become so worried about Awlaki’s rising influence that they have alerted ministers to their fears.
He is now regarded as one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. >>> Duncan Gardham and Con Coughlin | Friday, June 11, 2010
