AL QAEDA extremists are trying to infiltrate Britain’s spy agencies. Dozens of suspected Islamic fanatics have been weeded out after attempting to join MI5 and MI6.They were identified by the vetting process applicants go through over six to eight months.The success in exposing the moles has underlined the dangers faced by the security services as they seek to recruit more Muslims.Britain is also facing a bigger threat from home-grown extremists than has so far been admitted, say experts.Police and MI5 say they are working at full stretch to defend Britain from Al Qaeda attacks.Last week MI5 declared there were 2,000 terror suspects and their supporters active in the UK. Lord Stevens, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, believes the true figure is nearer 4,000. He called on the Government to increase the manpower of police and intelligence services to combat Al Qaeda-linked terror gangs.
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