FBI Stays On Watch As Terrorists Finish Prison Terms And Broader Threat Evolves
Investigators acknowledged that Americans might worry about the release of terrorists such as John Walker Lindh, but said the FBI is tracking a changing terror threat across the board.
by Carrie Johnson
May 23, 2019
2 minutes
The release of convicted terrorists after they complete prison sentences is "absolutely a concern," a senior FBI counterterrorism official said — but he sought to assure the public that investigators work to assess those risks months before someone walks out of the gates.
The remarks followed hours after the "American Taliban," in Indiana after serving 17 years behind bars for providing
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