By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
FBI Director James Comey said there’s no evidence that the terrorists behind the Brussels attacks are connected to anyone in the U.S.
The FBI has been looking for any indication of copycat attacks and so far has found none, NBC News reports.
Counter terrorism authorities had known of the two brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels this week, and they were listed as a potential terrorist threat in U.S. databases.
Comey said he doesn’t believe the Brussels attack will inspire copycats.
“I am an optimist, but I actually think that it may have the reverse effect,” he said
“When people see images of innocent men, women, and children being slaughtered around the world, I hope that will reinforce the notion that the Islamic State, so-called, is not engaged in some heroic, romantic battle on the side of good, but instead they’ll see it as a bunch of savages occupying a space that’s hell on earth right now.”
