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09/01/2015
Majority Dissident Attacks Prevented
For every one dissident terrorist attack carried out in Northern Ireland in 2014, MI5 prevented three or four others from coming to fruition, according to the head of the intelligence agency.
The comments were made in an address by the Director General of the Security Service Andrew Parker.
He said there were more than 20 dissident republican attacks in 2014, most of which were unsuccessful.
"Whilst there has been great progress in Northern Ireland, dissident Republicans continue to carry out terrorist attacks aimed at the police, prison officers and others," he said.
"Northern Ireland experience teaches us that terrorist threats are enduring; that it requires sustained long-term effort and teamwork to counter them; and that it's unrealistic to expect every attack plan to be stopped, even where the perpetrators may in some cases have been on our radar for many years."
(IT/CD)
The comments were made in an address by the Director General of the Security Service Andrew Parker.
He said there were more than 20 dissident republican attacks in 2014, most of which were unsuccessful.
"Whilst there has been great progress in Northern Ireland, dissident Republicans continue to carry out terrorist attacks aimed at the police, prison officers and others," he said.
"Northern Ireland experience teaches us that terrorist threats are enduring; that it requires sustained long-term effort and teamwork to counter them; and that it's unrealistic to expect every attack plan to be stopped, even where the perpetrators may in some cases have been on our radar for many years."
(IT/CD)
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