CEP Condemns Three Separate Acts of Terror Committed in the United States This Weekend

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement today in response to three acts of terrorism carried out this weekend in the United States:

"The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) strongly condemns the acts of terror carried out in St. Cloud, Minnesota; New York City; and Seaside Park, New Jersey, this weekend, mere days after the 15th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Whether acts of terrorism take place in the U.S. -- as these did -- or around the world, they must be condemned in the strongest terms, confronted and stopped. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.”

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