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Days after the Islamic State Khorasan Province carried out an attack on Moscow's concert hall, a US counter-terrorism official warned that ISIS-K could carry out a similar strike on the American soil by crossing country's border.P)..
According to Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) officials, they apprehended 15 suspected terrorists at the southern border in 2021, 98 in 2022 and 169 in 2023..
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a current federal official told The Post that the ultra-violent branch of the ISIS-K is becoming "bolder" and that its members would try to take advantage of the disarray at the US-Mexico border in order to choose a "bigger" target..
Stressing that the US authorities are considering the threat of a domestic ISIS-K attack "very seriously", the counterterrorism officer said: They hate us, and everything we stand for," adding that "And theyre bold and theyre always looking for targets..
While experts believe that ISIS-K will more likely target Europe, ex-US Army captain called the open border a "huge concern" for terrorists attempting to enter the US in wake of the Moscow attacks..
