FBI Director Christopher Wray. Reuters file
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray says that the US risk towards Jews and Muslims has been on the rise for the reason that terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October.
FBI Director Christopher Wray mentioned, “The threat is very much ongoing and in fact, the threat picture continues to evolve.”
“Here in the US, we cannot and do not discount the possibility that Hamas or other foreign terrorist organizations could exploit the conflict to call on their supporters to conduct attacks on our own soil,” Wray added.
He mentioned that Jews and Muslims, together with their establishments of worship, are beneath risk within the US and that the investigative physique is “moving quickly to mitigate” the threats.
In the meantime, the FBI mentioned that it has not discovered any proof that Hamas is attempting to plan assaults towards the US, however Wray mentioned it’s doable.
FBI officers mentioned that they’re reaching out to spiritual leaders to debate the potential threats towards their communities. Aside from this, the bureau has requested legislation enforcement officers to take further measures to guard Jews and Muslim our bodies throughout the nation.
“We’ve got to be on the lookout … for lone actors who may take inspiration from recent events to commit violence of their own,” Wray mentioned.
Whereas the US has been witnessing an increase within the variety of antisemitic instances in latest months, the Hamas assaults of October 7 towards Israel have intensified the risk.