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British Intel Warns of Terror Tykes

Forget spy kids, the head of U.K.’s intelligence agency says that children are being targeted as potential terrorist recruits: Jonathan Evans, the chief of MI5, also said that at least 2,000 people in Britain pose a threat to the country’s security because of their support for al Qaeda-inspired terrorism. "As I speak, terrorists are methodically […]

Terror_tykesForget spy kids, the head of U.K.'s intelligence agencysays that children are being targeted as potential terrorist recruits:

Jonathan Evans, the chief of MI5, also said that at least 2,000 people in Britain pose a threat to the country's security because of their support for al Qaeda-inspired terrorism.

"As I speak, terrorists are methodically and intentionally targeting young people and children in this country. They are radicalising, indoctrinating and grooming young, vulnerable people to carry out acts of terrorism," he told a gathering of newspaper editors in Manchester.

There wasn't any detail on what was being done to entice children, however.

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