Gee, that was close.
British double agent ‘plotted to kill his MI5 handler and attack UK’ after infiltrating jihadist group in Syria
The Mail on Sunday has been aware of the alleged plot for more than a year but agreed to previous requests from the security services not to publish the story for ‘national security’ reasons.
- An MI5 agent was allegedly recruited by a terrorist mastermind in Syria
- He was then sent back to Britain in a plot to launch an attack against MI5
- An undercover operation was launched to try and track any similar plots
- Scotland Yard has arrested the man and he remains in police custody
An MI5 agent was allegedly recruited by a terrorist mastermind in Syria and sent back to Britain in a plot to launch a devastating attack against his handlers.
The agent was recruited by MI5 as an undercover informant within the radical Islamic community and he then travelled to Syria where he became part of a jihadist group.
But he apparently double-crossed his British handlers and returned to London with plans to launch an ‘insider attack’ in the capital.
Parts of the plot were reported in a story in The Mail on Sunday last year, in which we revealed that the jihadist, who has a British passport, had plans to attack Central London and that David Cameron had been briefed about the details.
This newspaper is aware of the man’s identity and further details of the investigation but are not printing them for legal reasons.
Read more: H/T; Buck
