FBI Warns Ferguson Decision 'Will Likely' Lead To Violence By Extremists Protesters

FBI Warns Ferguson Decision 'Will Likely' Lead To Violence
ST LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 16: A Washington University in St Louis police officer looks on as a demonstrator lays on the ground during a mock death protest of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on November 16, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. The area around St Louis, Missouri prepares for the grand jury decision in the shooting death of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 16: A Washington University in St Louis police officer looks on as a demonstrator lays on the ground during a mock death protest of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on November 16, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. The area around St Louis, Missouri prepares for the grand jury decision in the shooting death of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision “will likely” lead some extremist protesters to threaten and even attack police officers or federal agents.

Peaceful protesters could be caught in the middle, and electrical facilities or water treatment plants could also become targets. In addition, so-called “hacktivists” like the group “Anonymous” could try to launch cyber-attacks against authorities.

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