Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has criticised "apologists" who tried to blame Britain's intelligence agencies for radicalising the Islamic State (IS) militant known as Jihadi John.
He condemned critics who try to "excuse" terrorists by pointing the finger of blame at the security services.
"We are absolutely clear; the responsibility for acts of terror rests with those who commit them. But a huge burden of responsibility also lies with those who act as apologists for them," he said.
His comments appeared to be directed at Asim Qureshi of campaign group Cage, who said it was MI5's attempts to recruit Mohammed Emwazi - recently revealed in reports as Jihadi John - as an informer that led to him joining IS.
The agencies have been criticised for allowing Emwazi to travel to Syria - where he is believed to have beheaded Western hostages in videos - even though he had been known to MI5 since 2008.
Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute in London, Mr Hammond said agencies are currently facing an "unprecedented" level of challenge in the face of a wide range of global threats.
"The sheer number and range of cases, old and new, amounts to the greatest challenge to our collective security for decades and places unprecedented demands on those charged with keeping us safe," he said.
"The emergence of groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and (IS) in Syria, Iraq and Libya, simply serves to underline the pace with which the threats to our safety and security from this source are evolving.
"It is only thanks to the dedication, and in many cases the brilliance, of our intelligence officers that we have succeeded to detect and contain these threats."
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