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LONDON (AP) - British anti-terror officials are monitoring 30 terrorism plots and some 2,000 people as the threat against the country continues to grow, Britain's Home Secretary said in a newspaper interview.
Jacqui Smith's warning came as she argued for an extension to the amount of time authorities are allowed to hold terror suspects without charge.
"We now face a threat level that is severe. It's not getting any less, it's actually growing," Smith told The News of The World tabloid in an interview published Sunday. "There are 2,000 individuals they (police and security agencies) are monitoring. There are 200 networks. There are 30 active plots."
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