Domestic terrorism threats on the rise in the US 22 years after 9/11 attacks

Memorials are taking place across the country to mark the anniversary of the attacks on Sep 11, 2001, when nearly 3,000 people were killed in what remains the deadliest terror attack on US soil.

The events, which involved attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon, led to the so-called “global war on terror”.

Many analysts, however, believe the biggest threats America faces today are on its own doorstep.

SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE

The attacks on 9/11 changed the face of public safety in the US.

The first Director of the Office of Homeland Security was appointed just 11 days after the Twin Towers fell, while the New York Police Department created a counterterrorism bureau in its aftermath.