Islamic State militants are planning "indiscriminate attacks" on UK citizens on a scale similar to those perpetrated by the IRA 40 years ago, the new terrorism watchdog has said. Max Hill QC, the new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, warned that Islamists were targeting UK cities and said there was an "enormous ongoing risk which none of us can ignore". But Mr Hill, who successfully prosecuted the failed 7/12 bombers, praised the intelligence services' "truly remarkable" success rate for foiling plots since the 2005 London bombings. "So I think that there is undoubtedly significant ongoing risk which is at least as great as the threat to London in the 70s when the IRA were active on the mainland." Mr Hill questioned whether the fall of ISIS strongholds in the Middle East will cause British extremists to return to the UK.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2017 14:59 UTC