Online extremism fuels rising threat of lone-actor attacks in the U.S., experts warn.

Online extremism and political polarization are raising the risk of violent attacks in the U.S., with lone actors now seen as the main threat. Radicals inspired by a variety of ideologies, including far-right and far-left, pose challenges for law enforcement due to the fragmented nature of threats. Experts note that while radicalization is well understood, the move to violence is harder to predict, and there's no typical profile for attackers.

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