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White supremacist terrorism on fertile ground in the United States

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay their respects at a makeshift memorial in Buffalo, New York, on May 17, 2022. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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WASHINGTON - Visiting the stricken black community of Buffalo, New York on Tuesday (May 17), US President Joe Biden did not mince his words.

"What happened here is simple and straightforward: terrorism," the President said.

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