Terror threat

Homegrown Extremists Could Seek to Replicate Paris, FBI and DHS Say in Joint Bulletin

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint bulletin reviewing the tactics and techniques used by terrorists in the November 13 Paris attacks, sharing their assessment of the potential for similar attacks to occur in the United States.

The bulletin states that homegrown violent extremists, either inspired or directed by Syria-based operatives, represent the most likely ISIL threat to the homeland. Sent to more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies around the country, the bulletin warns that such extremists, "could seek to replicate the effects of the Paris attacks using similar weapons and tactics, although on a smaller scale."