Amid the George Floyd protests, the top counterterrorism concern is not antifa’s rioting. It is the threat of an inspired or group-directed individual conducting a mass casualty attack on protesters or the police.

Because of the saturated media coverage, the dense crowds, and the symbolic locations that define the Floyd protests, they pose a special terrorist threat concern beyond their political quality. We should bear this in mind before fixating on antifa.

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