IS 'would use chemical weapons' in UK
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group would be prepared to carry out a chemical weapons attack on the UK, security minister Ben Wallace has said.
While no specific plot has been identified, IS has "aspirations" for mass casualty attacks, he said.
In a Sunday Times interview Mr Wallace said there have been reports of IS using poisonous gas in Iraq and Syria.
"They have no moral objection to using chemical weapons... and if they could, they would in this country," he said.
He also pointed to a recent Europol report, which said there was evidence that IS has shown an interest in the use of chemical or biological weapons, and the potential realisation of "everybody's worst fear" in Europe.
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