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Cars emerge as a preferred 'weapon of choice' for terrorists, former NYPD commissioner says

    Cars are low cost, low tech and have a very high impact, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says.

    "And it follows the al-Qaeda and ISIS instructions to use guns, bullets, bombs and cars," he tells CNBC.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr.   | @BerkeleyJr
Published 8:40 AM ET Fri, 18 Aug 2017  | Updated 8:58 AM ET Fri, 18 Aug 2017 CNBC.com
8:05 AM ET Fri, 18 Aug 2017 | 04:32

Cars have emerged as a preferred "weapon of choice" for terrorists, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told CNBC on Friday.

"It's low cost, low tech, very high impact and it follows the al-Qaeda and ISIS instructions to use guns, bullets, bombs and cars," Bratton said on "Squawk Box."

A manhunt is underway in Spain as police search for those responsible for a series of terror attacks, which killed at least 14 people and injured more than 100 others. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibilities for the attacks.

Continued: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/18/cars-are-preferred-weapon-of-choice-for-terrorists-ex-commissioner.html