British home secretary John Reid has warned that the whole of Europe faces a "real" and "persistent" threat from terrorism and urged all EU countries to step up their security.
His warning came after an extraordinary meeting in London with colleagues from France, Germany, Finland, Portugal and Slovenia following the suspected terror plot on transatlantic planes last week.
"It is a threat we face here in Britain as individuals and as communities, but it's not unique to the UK.
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