Radical Islamist terror groups such as ISIS and AQAP, al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, have long advised supporters to use heavy vehicles as deadly weapons.
Why some choose vehicles over other weapons“A vehicle attack doesn’t require any special training,” CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen said.
The attack killed 32-year-old civil rights activist Heather Heyer.
Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Israeli security forces and emergency personnel gather at the site of the vehicle attack.
Why it happened: ISIS said the attack was retaliation for France’s role in the fight against ISIS.
Persons:
–, Afghanistan –, Din Jabbar, Jabbar, ”, “ mow, Allah, Peter Bergen, “, ” Bergen, Axel Schmidt, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, Al Abdulmohsen, It’s, ” Al Abdulmohsen, Abdulmohsen, Al Abdulmohsen’s, Darrell E, Brooks, ” Brooks, Bebeto Matthews, Craig Ruttle, Kena Betancur, Andy Kiss, Sayfullo Habibullaevic, Saipov, Abu Bakr al, David Armengou, Mariano Rajoy, Ryan M, Kelly, Heather Heyer, James Alex Fields Jr, Fields, Daniel Sorabji, Khuram Shazad, Rachid Redouane, Youssef Zaghba, Butt, Anjem, Lauren Moorhouse, Rakhmat Akilov, Akilov, Ahmad Gharabli, Menahem Kahana, Micky Rosenfeld, Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, Tobias Schwarz, Ariel Zurawski, Sean Gallup, Kaiser Wilhelm, Markus Schreiber, Michael Kappeler, Michael Sohn, John MacDougall, Rainer Jensen, Odd Andersen, Moe Zoyari, Anis Amri, Amri, John Minchillo, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, Artan, Anwar al, Awlaki, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, Carl Court, Bouhlel, Bernard Cazeneuve, ” Cazeneuve, CNN’s Brian Todd, Jennifer Arnow, Sandi Sidhu, Ivana Kottasová, Nic Robertson, Matthew Chance, Benjamin Brown, Brad Parks, Nic F, Anderson
Organizations:
CNN, Army, ISIS, FBI, ” CNN National Security, Magdeburg, Reuters, Authorities, New York, NYPD Police, New York Police Department, NYPD, AP, AP Police, Barcelona, Islamic, Dodge Challenger, US Department of Justice, African, DOJ, “, Getty, Police, Swedish, Getty Images Israeli, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial, AP Authorities, Getty Images Police, DPA, EPA, Ohio State University, Ohio State University student, Islamic State
Locations:
New Orleans, Afghanistan, Texas, Qaeda’s, Yemen, Magdeburg, Germany, Saudi Arabian, Saudi, Waukesha , Wisconsin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, New York, New York City, Manhattan, Uzbekistan, United States, Iraq, ” Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Las, Charlottesville , Virginia, Charlottesville, London, Borough, AFP, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish, Jerusalem, Old City, Islamic State, –, France, Berlin, ”, Italy, Columbus , Ohio, Nice