London: New laws were proposed by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron recently according to which the police will have the power to seize the passports of British citizens who are suspected of having traveled abroad to join terrorist groups in their fight.

The Prime Minister informed the Parliament that the government has been working on plans to prevent the suspected jihadi fighters from re-entering U.K. the power for monitoring the suspects present in the country already will also be strengthened.

The plans of strengthening anti terrorism laws, which the parliament will most likely approve aim at stoping the attacks from Islamists Militants who come back from terror training in Middle East.

Like several other countries in the West including France, U.S, Germany, Britain is also worried that Britons who travel abroad for joining terror groups may harm Britain when they return.

Security services and intelligence believe that around 500 citizens have gone to join the fight in Syria and potentially Iraq. According to Cameron, the extremism of the Islamic State group is probably the biggest security concern in today's time, more threatening than al-Qaida.

Although the Home Security of Britain already has the power to withhold passports in some cases, Cameron is of the view that more is required to make sure the police present at border crossing could act in time when they spot a suspect. He said "We will introduce specific and targeted legislation to fill this gap by providing the police with a temporary power to seize a passport at the border, during which time they will be able to investigate the individual concerned.''

The terror threat alert of Britain was raised from 'substantial' to 'severe' by the authorities as a response to the ongoing crisis in Syria and Iran. They are concerned that the terrorist groups may target Europe. Although the government gave no information suggesting the attack was imminent, the alert means an attack on the country is highly likely