Manchester
Attack Prompts U.S. Law Enforcement Reaction
by John Rossomando • May 23, 2017
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U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are reacting to Monday's
suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England with new warnings
and intelligence reviews.
The attack killed 22 people and wounded 59 others after an Ariana
Grande concert. Police say the explosion took place outside the arena near
the Manchester Victoria train station, catching people as they exited the
building. ISIS claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack Tuesday
morning, calling the bomber a "soldier of the Caliphate."
"Worse and more harmful is coming upon the Worshippers of the Cross
and their friends with the permission of God. Praise be to God, Lord of the
worlds," the statement said.
In Senate testimony Tuesday morning, Director of National Intelligence
Dan Coats cautioned that ISIS claims credit for a lot of attacks,
and that this claim has not been verified.
The bomber, identified as Salman Abedi, was known to British authorities but was not thought to be
an immediate threat.
The FBI Bureau's legal attaché in London helped British counterparts and
collected residue from the bomb for analysis at the FBI's lab in Quantico,
Va.
In the United States, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are
releasing a new terrorism alert for local law enforcement around the
country, law enforcement sources told the Investigative Project on
Terrorism. A more detailed advisory will be given to all owners of sports
stadiums and music venues a conspicuously higher level of law enforcement
presence is expected in crowded public places.
The National Security Agency is reviewing communications it intercepted
over the past two weeks, selecting communications based on key words or
numbers of individuals with known terror ties.
The Manchester attack comes three weeks after a State Department alert warned Americans traveling to Europe that
terrorist strikes remain legitimate threats.
"Extremists continue to focus on tourist locations, transportation
hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities as viable
targets," the alert said. "In addition, hotels, clubs,
restaurants, places of worship, parks, high-profile events, educational
institutions, airports, and other soft targets remain priority locations
for possible attacks. U.S. citizens should exercise additional vigilance in
these and similar locations, in particular during the upcoming summer
travel season when large crowds may be common."
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