US warns of potential attacks during Pride Month
The United States warned Tuesday of the risk of attacks against the LGBTQ community worldwide as it marked Pride Month in June, urging Americans to be vigilant when traveling abroad.
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The State Department said in a statement that it is “aware of the increased risk of violence against LGBTQI+ individuals and events by terrorist groups.”
Washington “urges U.S. citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance.”
The FBI issued a similar warning on May 10.
The FBI cited recent anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from the social media accounts of the Islamic State group, which has called on its followers “to conduct lone-actor attacks on soft targets.”
The FBI alert also noted the 2023 arrests in Vienna of three suspected IS sympathizers who were accused of plotting to attack a march in the Austrian capital with knives and a vehicle.
In June 2016, a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The shooter, Omar Mateen, who pledged allegiance to IS in a 911 call during the attack, was killed by police when they stormed the venue.
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