WASHINGTON, Aug 14 ― The US Department of Homeland Security, in a new terrorism warning bulletin, said violent extremists could view the reimposition of Covid-19-related restrictions following the spread of coronavirus variants as a rationale to conduct attacks. The new DHS bulletin also warned...
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 ― The US Department of Homeland Security, in a new terrorism warning bulletin, said violent extremists could view the reimposition of Covid-19-related restrictions following the spread of coronavirus variants as a rationale to conduct attacks.
The department said that Covid-19-related stress has “contributed to increased societal strains and tensions, driving several plots by domestic violent extremists, and they may contribute to more violence this year.” In an interview with CNN, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said his department considered domestic violent extremists to constitute “the greatest terrorist-related threat to our homeland.” He said the Department was seeing expressions of extremism fuelled by “false narratives” and “ideologies of hate.”
The rapid spread of the Delta variant and a related spike in Covid-19 infections has caused some US states to reimpose stiffer guidelines related to mask-wearing and gatherings.
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