New Orleans attack intensifies watch against US terrorism, political violence
New Year’s Day attacks on busy entertainment districts in New Orleans and Las Vegas not only struck symbolic American targets but also confirmed the gravity of official warnings that risks from political violence are rising.
Even if they turn out to be separate attacks by individuals, experts say the dramatic acts at the dawn of a new year, and within weeks of a new U.S. presidency, signal an increasingly complex set of dangers for Americans.
The growing use of vehicles as weapons, a seemingly expanding set of domestic and international grievances, and the embrace by some Americans of violence as acceptable political currency are part of a changing threat matrix for American cities…
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