Al-Qaeda is planning more attacks against the West according to Andrew Parker, the head of MI5 Security Service.
Al-Qaeda Planning More Attacks On The West Says MI5
Mr Parker has warned that further attacks could be on the horizon with Britain being a possible target. His comments come just days after twelve people were killed at a French satirical newspaper.
Speaking after events in London, Mr Parker said: "A group of core al Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West.
And while MI5 and other security services have foiled many plots in recent years, Mr Parker says that we should be ever vigilant as not all attacks will be able to be stopped.
He continued: "But we cannot be complacent. Although we and our partners try our utmost we know that we cannot hope to stop everything."
Security in the UK has been stepped on the France/UK boarder after the attacks in Paris earlier this week. There is a greater police presence at St Pancras Station in London, while checks on passengers and vehicles coming in from France have been stepped up.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Chancellor George Osborne has reassured the British public by saying that security is currently a top priority.
He said: "My commitment is very clear. This is the national priority. We will put the resources in. Whatever the security services want, they will get."
Twelve people - eight journalists, two police officers, a caretaker, and a visitor - were killed in the offices of magazine Charlie Hebdo and the killers are still on the run in France.
The attackers were believed to have been angered by the satirical images of Prophet Muhammad that had been printed in the magazine.
A huge police operation is underway to find and apprehend the Kouachi brothers and the search is currently focused on the Picardy area of the country.
Messages of Je suis Charlie have poured in from around the globe as the attacks on the freedom of speech have been condemned. Muslim leaders across Paris have stood shoulder to shoulder with leaders from other faiths to condemn the actions.
Yesterday France was in a day of mourning and the dead were remembered with a minute's silence.