United Kingdom "to assess the defences of terrorism '"

July 24, 2011, updated at 11: 23 GMT William Hague said al - Qaeda was not the only threat to the safety of the United Kingdom the Government is to assess how to respond to possible threats of terror to the United Kingdom after the attacks on Friday in Norway, says William Hague.

The Foreign Secretary told the BBC that the National Security Council would meet on Monday to "pays enough attention to all forms of terrorism".

At least 92 people were killed in bomb and gun in Norway attacks. The main suspect is a 32 years with extreme right-wing links.

Mr has said al - Qaida terrorism remains the main threat to the United Kingdom.

Anders Behring Breivik has admitted planting a bomb that killed seven people in central Oslo and subsequently carry out a massacre of at least 85 people in a camp for young people of the island.

He described their actions as "gruesome but necessary" and said that he explain himself at a hearing on Monday.

Firearms controls

Mr Hague on BBC One Andrew Marr programme, said the National Security Council "would be lessons to learn" attacks in Norway.

"We will check that it is paying enough attention to all forms of terrorism."

He said that they had adopted measures in the workplace under the current Government and work for strong defenses.

"We have strict firearms controls in Britain and very strict controls on the sale of material needed to make a bomb and have more firearms officers professionally trained in the world, and we have law enforcement agencies and intelligence work well together in the best we can, sure, that the country is safe from the attacks."

Without guarantees

He warned that the events in Norway should not do people inspired by al - Qaeda terrorism was no longer a threat.

"Stays in any single evaluation greatest terrorist threat to United Kingdom and our European allies." "It remains the case".

But he said that the country could face to strategy in the fight against terrorism of the United Kingdom made it clear that was not the only form of threat.

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recently, the archive office room, ran a major exercise to ensure that I were prepared, as we may be dealing with this kind of threat in this country, and proof stood up to his name "

final cited Sir Hugh Orde Association of Chief Police said:" always requires a surveillance of citizens and always forces us to think in a new situation or a new type of threat. "It is precisely to ensure that we are preparing for that, we are going to discuss it at the National Security Council."

Mr Hague warned that even the strongest security measures could not prevent terrorist attacks.

"It is much more difficult in the case of a lone individual or a couple of people, it is much more difficult to fight against a terrorist network and that is why you have to have other things, the legislation of firearms, controls on materials needed to make a bomb, you have to have so many defenses in place that can possibly be.

He said that the current level of threat of terrorism to the United Kingdom was "substantial", which means that "there is the possibility of an attack and an attack without notice".

Office of testing

Sir Hugh Orde, President of the Association of agents Chief of police, which also appear on the Andrew Marr show, said the UK police and the Government because they had executed a "major exercise" to prepare for an attack similar to that which took place in Norway.

He said that this was done to "stay ahead of the game".

He added: "A very important part in this country, plan and prepare for events that slipped through the network of intelligence."

"Recently, in the meeting room of the Office of the Cabinet, we ran an important exercise to ensure that I were as well prepared as we may be dealing with that kind of threat in this country, and proof stood up to his name." "We offered".

Sir Hugh said Police continues to evolve.

"We knew of Mumbai, for example, we have to start thinking in different ways." Terrorism moves all the time.

"The trick of the police and this is where British police stand up, look at these things, learn from them, we undertake with the Government to provide more funding and they are ready to protect the citizens of this country the best we can, within the legal framework that we have."

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