The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released one on Wednesday anti-terrorist alert for a “climate of growing threats” linked to “violent extremists,” opposed to Democrat Joe Biden’s government.
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“Information suggests that some violent extremists driven by ideology -with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition-, as well as other grievances fueled by falsehoods, they could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence, “the Department said in a statement.
The alert issued states that the threat of an attack “will persist in the weeks following the successful presidential inauguration“, Held on January 20 in Washington.
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The Department said it did not have “information on a specific credible plot,” but noted that “there have been violent riots in recent days” and that it is concerned about the possibility “People frustrated” with the change of government “can continue to mobilize a wide spectrum of actors motivated by ideology “.
Information suggests that some violent extremists (…) could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence
According to the statement, violent extremists created growing threats to
United States over the past year, driven by the restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump’s defeat to Biden in November, police brutality and illegal immigration.
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The Department of Homeland Security believes that these motivations could continue to exist in the coming months and that the assault on Congress, carried out by supporters of Trump on January 6, it could encourage extremists to “target elected officials and government facilities.”
More than 150 people, including members of extremist armed groups, have been detained since the attack, described as insurgency by authorities and left five dead.
AFP
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