2/7/2022- 6:46 p.m.
Homeland Security Warns of Domestic and Foreign Terror Attacks in U.S. After Recent Bomb Threats, Hostage Incident
The Department of Homeland Security warned of a heightened threat of domestic and foreign terrorism across the U.S. in a bulletin issued on Monday (Feb. 7) that won’t expire until June 2022.
The threat of terrorism will remain at a heightened level for the next four months after recent bomb threats made to at least six historically Black colleges and the hostage incident at a synagogue in Texas.
The National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin warns that online conspiracy theories and other forms of misinformation, disinformation have motivated terrorists to “exacerbate societal friction to sow discord and undermine public trust in the government.”
“The recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, highlights the continuing threat of violence based upon racial or religious motivations, as well as threats against faith-based organizations,” the bulletin reads.
“Threats directed at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other colleges and universities, Jewish facilities, and churches cause concern and may inspire extremist threat actors to mobilize to violence,” the bulletin continues.
“The convergence of violent extremist ideologies, false or misleading narratives, and conspiracy theories have and will continue to contribute to a heightened threat of violence in the United States.”
