Lone
wolf terrorists pose a significant threat to the United States as they
could "strike at any moment," Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson
said Sunday.
WASHINGTON
(Sputnik) — Amid growing concerns about unexpected terrorist threats,
the US government is making a greater effort to make state and local law
enforcement more reliable and encourage them to be "vigilant"
against independent actors, Johnson told ABC.
"Because of the use of the Internet, we could
have little or no notice in advance of an independent actor attempting
to strike," he added.
Effective
use of social media enables the Islamic State militants to reach
into different countries, including the United States, and "inspire"
people to support terrorism, the Homeland security secretary said.
The Department of Homeland Security is also turning to religious and
community leaders in its fight against terrorism, Johnson said.
The terrorist alert level in the United States and in Europe has been
raised amid the advance of the Islamic State militant group in the
Middle East and several ISIL-inspired terrorist attacks in EU member
states.
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