FBI Director Wray will inform lawmakers that the bureau's 'most immediate concern' is individuals inspired by events in the Middle East would carry out attacks.
will inform lawmakers that the bureau’s “most immediate concern” is that individuals or small groups inspired by events in theWhile there was a “heightened risk of violence in the United States before Oct. 7,” that threat has grown with a “gallery of foreign terrorist organizations call for attacks against Americans and our allies,” Wray will say in his opening remarks before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday afternoon.
“Given those calls for action, our most immediate concern has been that individuals or small groups will draw twisted inspiration from the events in the Middle East to carry out attacks here at home,” Wray’s opening remarks, which were obtained by theThe director will also warn lawmakers that the FBI is “increasingly” concerned about the possibility a terrorist group could carry out a “coordinated attack here in the homeland.
“This is by no means a time to let up or dial back,” he will say in reference to their funding. “This is a time when we need your support the most — we need all the tools, all the people, and all the resources required to tackle these threats and to keep Americans safe.”, ISIS-K took responsibility for a bombing earlier this year in Iran near the burial site of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani. In both instances, the U.S.
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