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INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigation relating to acts of international and domestic terrorism. Terrorism is defined as violent or criminal acts against a civilian population for the purpose of coercion, and promoting a political cause or agenda. When those crimes occur within the United States, and are perpetrated by an individual or group associated with a domestic cause, they are defined as domestic terrorism. When they are perpetrated by an individual or group from outside the U.S., then it is defined as international terrorism. Also, beginning 1986 it has been a violation of federal law for any group or individual to commit an act of terrorism against U.S. interests or U.S. citizens even in a foreign country. The FBI expends considerable efforts investigating acts of international terrorism against U.S. citizens overseas. In an effort to more efficiently investigate acts of domestic and international terrorism, the Indianapolis Division initiated a Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in 1999. For more information, visit our Task Force page.
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