However, whileinsisting thattherewas nospecificintelligencesuggesting an attack, seniorcounter-terrorismofficialssaidprivately that the Indianwarningwas "afactor" in the move.
It is on the U.S.list of terrorist organizations, and on Friday, Australia put the group on its terrorism list following the discovery of a suicide attack plot linked to the group.
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"We have all had to become ambassadors for our religion, we have had to condemn every terrorist attack or be labeled a supporter of terrorism, " she said.
Investigators were trying to determine whether he is mentally ill, and if the motive for the alleged attack might fall under the legal definitions of domestic terrorism, a hate crime or something else, law-enforcement officials said.
"In October, about a third said they were worried that a family member would become a victim of terrorism, and that number is unchanged in the wake of the attempted attack in December, " Holland said.