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The world says | Extremism in the US is on the rise! Law enforcement: violent extremists pose a greater threat to mid-term elections
China Daily, November 4 (Xinhua) – The 2022 mid-term elections in the United States have entered a sprint phase and the haze of domestic extremism has also intensified. Violent extremists of various ideologies in the United States pose a “growing threat” to mid-term elections, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News.
The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center and the US Capitol Police have warned that after the midterm elections, those who believe the elections were fraudulent views or resulted in violence.
The announcement highlighted that before and after the mid-term elections, perceptions of electoral fraud and the response of domestic extremists to controversial issues could lead domestic extremists to plan and carry out irregular violent activities. of violence against a wide range of targets, such as ideological opponents and electoral operators ”.
Before and during mid-term elections, violent extremist activity in the United States is likely to focus on “election-related infrastructure, personnel and voters participating in elections, including polling stations, placement of ballot boxes, voter registration points, electoral activities “. the report said public places and places such as the offices of political parties ”.
“Potential targets for internal violent extremists include candidates, elected officials, election workers, political demonstrations, representatives of various parties, ethnic and religious minorities or alleged ideological opponents,” warns the bulletin.
It was reported that the announcement came when New York police also issued a warning that election workers could be targeted. The NYPD announcement on October 26 also pointed out that hostile speeches and threats by extremists and malicious actors in chat groups, encrypted messaging channels and other online forums can resonate, promote the spread and dissemination of false information and giving goals to goals. – related infrastructure and staff violence created the environment.
The number of investigations into domestic terrorism in the United States nearly doubled between 2020 and 2021, according to a report released by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 28.
