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Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her ‘greatest fear’ since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion.
Lynch said as a prosecutor, she worries that the anti-Muslim rhetoric ‘will be accompanied by acts of violence,’ and said, ‘We cannot give in to the fear that these backlashes are really based on.’
Politico reports that Lynch did not mention the Wednesday shooting in San Bernardino, California, that was committed by two Muslims and is currently under investigation by the FBI during her remarks, while urging Americans of all backgrounds not to give into violent impulses.
Shooters suspected of having international terrorism ties fired upon an office holiday party, massacring 14.
The husband and wife team, Syed Rizwan Farook and Pakistan-born green card holder Tashfeen Malik, fled the scene and were later killed in a confrontation with police.
President Barack Obama said yesterday that the government had not determined the motives behind the shooters. ...
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