FBI Issues Terror Alert Ahead Of July 4th Holiday Weekend

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July 03, 2015

FBI director James Comey gestures during a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Law enforcement officials are boosting security for holiday events, after an FBI warning about possible terrorist activity timed to the Fourth of July celebration.

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Seth Jones, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at Rand, about why law enforcement issued the alert.

Guest

Seth Jones, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at Rand. He tweets @sethgjones.

This segment aired on July 3, 2015.