New Orleans Attack Highlights New Terrorism Risk Inside U.S.
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The vehicle-ramming attack by a U.S. Army veteran that killed 15 and injured more than 30 holiday revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday highlights the threat of a resurgent Islamic State that has a history of inspiring disaffected individuals to commit mass murder.
That could force a review of U.S. priorities that have lately focused on Russia and China as national security threats while giving a back seat to lone-wolf jihadist terrorist plots, analysts said.
The suspect in the New Orleans attack, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, appears to fit the profile of previous attackers who suffered personal or family problems before committing violence seemingly connected to Islamic State propaganda.
