The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism advisory warning on Wednesday over a “heightened threat environment across the U.S.,” weeks after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that left five people dead.
In an alert, the DHS said Wednesday the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin would be in effect until April 30, believing that the threat would “persist in the weeks following the successful Presidential inauguration.”
While the DHS does not have any information related to a specific, credible plot, the department said that it remained concerned over violent extremists who were “motivated by a range of issues, including anger over Covid-19 restrictions, the 2020 election results, and police use of force.”
The DHS added that “these same drivers to violence will remain through early 2021 and some may be emboldened by the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.”
The last bulletin was issued back in January 2020, warning of the potential for Iranian cyber attacks. Despite domestic extremists openly talking about storming Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, the DHS did not issue an alert in the runup to the siege of the Capitol.
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