WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned on Friday that domestic extremists could take advantage of easing COVID-19 restrictions to launch attacks on a broader range of targets.
In a new national terrorism advisory bulletin, DHS said the United States in 2021 is “facing threats that have evolved significantly and become increasingly complex and volatile,” including threats posed by domestic terrorists, by individuals and by “groups engaged in grievance-based violence”.
DHS said social media and online forums “are increasingly exploited by these actors to influence and spread violent extremist narratives and activity.”
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Scott Malone, Chris Reese and Daniel Wallis)
