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U.K. to Hire More Intelligence Officers to Fight Terrorism
- Drive will increase staff at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ by 15%
- Funding for foreign airport security advisers also boosted
Europe Reviews Security As Threats of More Attacks Warned
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The U.K. is to beef up its security services with an extra 1,900 intelligence officers as David Cameron’s government adapts to the prospect of a long fight against terrorism following the downing of a Russian passenger jet and the killings in Paris.
Britain’s intelligence agencies currently employ about 12,700 staff, split between MI5, which handles domestic security, MI6, responsible for overseas intelligence, and GCHQ, the communications monitoring service. Cameron will also double spending on aviation security, including on employees to assess security at foreign airports.