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Authorities Investigating Minnesota Attack as Potential Act of Terrorism – FBI

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The US authorities are investigating the mall attack in the state of Minnesota as a potential act of terrorism, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement on Sunday.

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"We are currently investigating this as a potential act of terrorism, and I do say 'potential’," the ABC News broadcaster quoted FBI agent Richard Thornton as saying.

According to the statement, the suspect is yet to be identified.

"We will try to peel back the onion to find out what motivated this individual to commit the horrific act that he did," Thornton added, as quoted by the media.

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