The Hunt: Terrorists are afraid of the coronavirus

The coronavirus is sweeping the world, creating fear and panic in many places.

But there is one positive thing that’s occurred as a result. In this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project, said that even terrorists are terrified of the COVID-19 virus, and they’ve taken drastic action.

For terror groups to take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak is difficult (Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler with WTOP's J.J. Green)

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J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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