US Launches Program to Apprehend Homegrown Terrorists

The Department of Justice and the White House have launched a program in some U.S. cities to identify and apprehend violent extremists and homegrown terrorists before they strike. The effort brings together community representatives, public safety officials, religious leaders, and federal law enforcement in support of the nation's counter-terrorism effort, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder said the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, where some...

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