The officials told the Journal those people, including some of
Moroccan heritage, were based in the Birmingham area, in central
England, about 120 miles (190 km) from London.
The militant network behind last
month's attacks in Paris had links to people in Britain, the Wall
Street Journal said on Friday, citing Western officials.
Several people suspected of having connections to Abdelhamid Abaaoud,
the Islamic State militant and alleged ringleader of the Nov. 13
attacks, are based in Britain, according to two Western officials, the
Journal said.
The officials told the Journal those
people, including some of Moroccan heritage, were based in the
Birmingham area, in central England, about 120 miles (190 km) from
London.
There has been no official suggestion in
London of any direct links between the group that carried out the attack
that killed 130 people and British militants. But Jihadi groups are
often loosely arraigned and contacts, including the use of social media,
are widespread.
Britain suffered by far its worst
militant Islamist attack in July, 2005, when 52 people were killed by
suicide bombs on underground trains and a bus.
Britain, which began bombing raids on Islamic State in Syria this week, is currently on an elevated alert level.
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