Far-right, white supremacist domestic terrorism in U.S. rising to new highs, study finds
The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with right-wing extremist attacks and plots greatly eclipsing those from the far left and causing more deaths, the analysis shows.
By Robert O Harrow Jr., Andrew Ba Tran and Derek HawkinsWashington Post
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Pastor Kenneth Robinson stands in front of a section of Briar Creek Road Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., that was set on fire in 2015. Photo for The Washington Post by Logan Cyrus
Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.