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Explosives and weaponry found at US far-right protests, documents reveal
Federal government documents obtained by the Guardian show a wide range of explosives, flamethrowers and incendiary devices found by law enforcement agencies outside political conventions, public buildings and protests during 2020 and 2021.
The extent of the weaponry – including timed devices deposited as part of a suspected pro-Trump bomb plot –reveals the perils and potential violence circulating through American politics in the grip of unrest linked to pandemic shutdowns, anti-racism protests and rightwing activism and insurrection that culminated in the attack on the Capitol in Washington.
A separate New York police department intelligence document circulated in the wake of the Capitol attack defines groups including the Proud Boys, the Three Percenters, QAnon adherents and the Oath Keepers as potential risks to officer safety, characterizing all of the rightwing groups as extremists in the strongest terms yet seen from any law enforcement agency.
The document outlining the use of various explosive devices, entitled Overview of devices used in nationwide protests: May 2020-present, was produced by the National Explosives Task Force, which coordinates data and information sharing about explosives incidents between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and a range of local, state and federal agencies.
The extent of the weaponry – including timed devices deposited as part of a suspected pro-Trump bomb plot –reveals the perils and potential violence circulating through American politics in the grip of unrest linked to pandemic shutdowns, anti-racism protests and rightwing activism and insurrection that culminated in the attack on the Capitol in Washington.
A separate New York police department intelligence document circulated in the wake of the Capitol attack defines groups including the Proud Boys, the Three Percenters, QAnon adherents and the Oath Keepers as potential risks to officer safety, characterizing all of the rightwing groups as extremists in the strongest terms yet seen from any law enforcement agency.
The document outlining the use of various explosive devices, entitled Overview of devices used in nationwide protests: May 2020-present, was produced by the National Explosives Task Force, which coordinates data and information sharing about explosives incidents between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and a range of local, state and federal agencies.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/05/explosives-incendiary-devices-found-far-right-protests
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Fucking WHAT?????
A separate New York police department intelligence document circulated in the wake of the Capitol attack defines groups including the Proud Boys, the Three Percenters, QAnon adherents and the Oath Keepers as potential risks to officer safety, characterizing all of the rightwing groups as extremists in the strongest terms yet seen from any law enforcement agency.
The cops are getting worried so they are now characterizing these fascist terrorists in "strong terms"?
Gee, I guess we are all safer now...
How about they instead wipe these vermin out before they start turning flamethrowers on cops and American citizens.