60 Minutes on Sunday’s show took a look at the at Garland, Texas terror attack in 2015 and new details came out in the interview, including the revelation that an “undercover FBI agent was in a car directly behind the attackers.”
In the US, the FBI has charged 116 people with ISIS-related plots and crimes over the past 3 years. #60Minutes
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Nearly 2 years ago in Garland, TX. Terrorists targeted a provocative contest offering a prize for the best drawing of the Prophet Muhammad.
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
The Prophet’s depiction is considered sacrilege by some Muslims. Security at the event was heavy. #60Minutes
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
After the attack, police catalogued the arsenal: 6 guns, hundreds of rounds of ammo, bulletproof vests & copies of the black flag of ISIS.
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Elton Simpson showed signs of radicalization a decade ago, leading the FBI to plant an informant in his mosque. #60Minutes pic.twitter.com/cNyHxxvYqP
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
After a recording caught Simpson discussing travel overseas to wage Jihad in 2010, he was sentenced to 3 yrs probation for lying to the FBI. pic.twitter.com/eUIIGbVoBc
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Seamus Hughes, who tracks the online activities of ISIS sympathizers in the US, calls Garland a “harbinger of what’s to come.” #60Minutes pic.twitter.com/jnSCLCvsik
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Hughes’ research shows the Garland attackers communicated with high-level ISIS influencers in Raqqa, ISIS’ stronghold in Syria. #60Minutes
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Using an old-school board, Hughes tried to visualize ISIS-online tentacles inside the US. #60Minutes pic.twitter.com/122tCf7t8A
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
An attorney for an associate of the attackers discovered an FBI agent had photographed 2 men who were shot at seconds before the attack.
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
The FBI would not agree to sit for an interview with 60 Minutes.
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
The FBI’s actions around this foiled attack offer a rare glimpse into the complexities faced by those fighting homegrown extremism. pic.twitter.com/kOuAIgm790
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
How close was the FBI to terror attack in Garland, TX? https://t.co/13OGFGIi0l pic.twitter.com/t4Ir0afKHA
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 26, 2017
Seamus Hughes is one of the ISIS trackers interviewed for the 60 Minutes story:
https://twitter.com/SeamusHughes/status/846034525247410176
. @SeamusHughes is on @60Minutes tonight w/ @andersoncooper talking about ISIS in America and Garland terror attack. https://t.co/C9S9nLEyCy pic.twitter.com/QMgQTyQCeZ
— Program On Extremism (@gwupoe) March 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/SeamusHughes/status/846067892500267010
https://twitter.com/SeamusHughes/status/845468673569624065
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