US warns 9/11 anniversary could inspire extremist attacks!

WASHINGTON: The agency noted that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula recently released the first English-language edition of its Inspire magazine in four years, apparently to mark the upcoming anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The anniversary and the approaching holidays 'could serve as a catalyst for acts of targeted violence,' it said.

DHS also noted that domestic extremists motivated by religious and ethnic hatred have in the past attacked houses of worships and other gatherings, but it said there aren't any 'credible or imminent threats identified to these locations.'

As in previous bulletins, DHS expressed concern about both domestic extremists, motivated by 'personal grievances and extremist ideological beliefs,' and foreign influences.

The agency said Russian, Chinese and Iranian government-linked media outlets have helped spread conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19 and the effectiveness of vaccines and have in some cases amplified calls for violence against people of Asian descent.