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		</div><p>As investigators piece together the background to the Westminster terror attack, the picture beginning to emerge appears to bear the hallmarks of a &#8220;lone wolf&#8221; strike that has long concerned security services.</p>
<p>Since the July 7 bombings in 2005, counter-terror agencies have improved their capacity to uncover major plots involving several individuals.</p>
<p>Cells made up of a number of members are more vulnerable to surveillance of their communications, and any length of time spent planning a large-scale attack raises the risk of appearing on the authorities&#8217; radar.<br />
But the danger posed by lone individuals who adopt low-tech methods such as using knives or vehicles to strike suddenly is far less predictable.</p>
<p>The prospect of single assailants, and the possibility of them being radicalised over the internet, has been repeatedly highlighted by senior security figures.</p>
<p>No group has been officially linked in connection with Wednesday&#8217;s attack in which three people and the attacker died, with police saying only that the perpetrator was inspired by &#8220;international terrorism&#8221;.<br />
But suspicions are likely to turn to Islamic State. British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said the working assumption is that the Westminster attack is linked to Islamic terrorism.</p>
<p>In December a report from EU law enforcement agency Europol said Britain was among the countries which are &#8220;high on the target list&#8221; for aggression from the group.</p>
<p>And the paper said the scale and impact of &#8220;lone actor&#8221; attacks is increasing. It added: &#8220;The majority of attacks claimed by IS appear to be masterminded and perpetrated by individuals inspired by IS, rather than those who work with the organisation directly.&#8221;</p>
<p>Following recent attacks in Europe, focus has fallen on a message delivered by IS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani more than two years ago. In a speech released in September 2014, al-Adnani urged followers to rise up against Westerners using any means available.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him from a high place, or choke him or poison him.&#8221;</p>
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