Threat of New Year attack in US low but 'undeniable': agencies

December 31, 2016 01:07

Reuters reports: US defence and security agencies said they believed the threat of militant attacks inside the United States was low during this New Year's holiday, yet some chance of an attack was "undeniable," according to security assessments reviewed on Friday.

"There are no indications of specific threats to the US Homeland," said a "situational awareness" bulletin issued to US Army personnel this week by the Army's Training and Doctrine Command.

"However the threat from homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) in the United States is undeniable," the bulletin added.

A separate bulletin, issued by the US Army Criminal Investigation Command and headlined, "New Year's Day Celebration Threat Assessment," rated the overall threat of attacks against US Army installations and personnel as "moderate."

The command's intelligence operations center received "no reporting of specific or credible threats targeting US Army installations or its personnel for the upcoming 2017 New Year's celebration," said the bulletin.

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