Speaking on Sky News, Mr Hague accepted that the extremist problems of the region had been “gathering for some years” and said that part of the answer is more support for economic and political development in the area. “There is no military-only solution to all of this and that is why now we have to work with all the countries in that region to try to improve their political stability and their economic prospects, as well as working with them closely on counter intelligence to deal with the sorts of people who have launched this attack,” said Mr Hague.