White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, having killed more people in attacks than Muslims or any other group in the last 14 years, according to a new study.
The research, conducted by the New America Foundation, examined the 26 attacks on US soil defined as acts of terror since 9/11, and found that 19 of those attacks were committed by non-Muslims, RT reported.
Since the infamous September 11 attack, 48 people have been killed by extremists who are not Muslim. The non-Muslim groups included right-wing, racist and anti-government organizations.
However, the study found that radical Islamic-affiliated militants were indicted more frequently than non-Muslim extremists and served longer sentences.
Last week’s Charleston shooting, which left nine people dead at a landmark black church, was included in the study. The shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, supported white supremacist ideology.
Also included in the count was a 2012 Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, which left six people dead. The shooting was carried out by Michael Page, who was involved in neo-Nazi and white supremacist circles, and had founded a white supremacist band.
A 2011 multi-state killing spree was also listed, during which David Pedersen and Holly Grigsby killed four people. The indictment alleged the two were members of a criminal enterprise whose purposes included “promoting and advancing a white supremacist movement to ‘purify’ and ‘preserve’ the white race.”
