{"id":105050,"date":"2024-04-06T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/us-intel-warns-of-potential-terrorist-threat-at-gatherings-after-moscow-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:04:05","slug":"us-intel-warns-of-potential-terrorist-threat-at-gatherings-after-moscow-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/us-intel-warns-of-potential-terrorist-threat-at-gatherings-after-moscow-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"US intel warns of potential terrorist threat at gatherings after Moscow attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(NEW YORK) — Law enforcement officials expressed concern that radicals in the U.S. might respond to ISIS calls for similar attacks in the wake of last month’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow.<\/p>\n

The U.S. intelligence bulletin warns that ISIS operatives worldwide and so-called “lone wolves” might respond to recent statements from the terrorist group touting the attack in Russia and encouraging more attacks on public venues — even if the individuals are not members of ISIS.<\/p>\n

Russian investigators said the March 22 attack in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killed at least 144 people, including three children, and injured at least 550 others. Nine suspects — identified as citizens of Tajikistan — were arrested after gunmen opened fire on concertgoers with automatic weapons and then set a fire that engulfed the complex, according to Russian authorities.<\/p>\n

ISIS released a statement after the attack, claiming their fighters “attacked” a “big gathering for Christians in the Russian Moscow suburb.”<\/p>\n

The U.S. said it shared intelligence with Russia that warned that ISIS was preparing similar attacks on concerts in Moscow weeks before the attack. A State Department official said that the U.S. government had shared information on a possible attack with Russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding “duty to warn” policy.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a warning on March 7, advising U.S. citizens to avoid large gatherings for 48 hours, saying extremists have “imminent plans” to target large-scale gatherings in Moscow.<\/p>\n

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