Britain has been warned to brace itself for 'boats full of terrorists' if Islamist fanatics are allowed to cement their foothold in Libya. Egypt's Ambassador to the UK said the flood of migrants from north Africa  poses a new threat now that the Islamic State controls the Libyan coastal town of Sirte. Nasser Kamel's comments come after 2,164 migrants were rescued at sea in a 24-hour period over the weekend in what has been described as an 'exodus without precedent'. He said: 'You know how far Sirte is from Italy? It's 300km. 'Those boat people who go for immigration purposes and try to cross the Mediterranean... in the next few weeks, if we do not act together, they will be boats full of terrorists also.'
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Egypt's Ambassador to the UK warns of a new threat from north Africa
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Also attacks UK for not doing enough to help transition after Gaddafi
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Comes after Islamic State militants seized Libyan coastal town of Sirte
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Italy also rescued 2,134 migrants at weekend in 'exodus without precedent'
'I discussed it yesterday with the president of @placeholder and what the whole world needs to do is come together and work for a Libya that has a national unity government, obviously excluding terrorists, and that can start to build the institutions of a state.