Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, delivers a speech in London yesterday. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Russia’s GRU military intelligence service is seeking to cause “mayhem” across Britain and Europe, the UK’s domestic spy chief said yesterday, while a growing threat from resurgent Al-Qa’ida and Islamic State was his greatest terrorism concern.
In a wide-ranging speech outlining the current threat picture, security service (MI5) director general Ken McCallum also accused Iran of being behind “plot after plot” on British soil. Mr McCallum said state threat investigations were up 48pc in the last year as Russia and Iran turned to criminals, drug traffickers and proxies to carry out their “dirty work”.
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Publish date : 2024-10-09 01:30:00
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