Paris attacker travelled to UK 'to meet terror suspects'

The Guardian reports that one of the terrorists behind the Paris attacks visited two British cities earlier this year, counter-terrorism officials have established.

According to The Guardian, the unnamed terrorist managed to enter the United Kingdom, travelling to London and Birmingham, before slipping away again to continental Europe, despite a heightened terrorism alert. In both cities he met with people suspected of having the intention and capability of plotting or assisting terrorist activity against the UK.

Months later he was part of the series of attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and plunged France into its biggest national security crisis since the second world war. It is not known how he got into the UK.

“The British-based suspects he visited are under investigation by MI5 and police counter-terrorism units,” The Guardian reported.

A total of 11 terrorists were behind the Paris attacks carried out three weeks ago.