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Israeli Experience Shows Challenge in Stopping Lone Wolf Attacks
(AFP) Mike Smith - Israeli authorities who have faced a wave of lone-wolf attacks by Palestinians say they have made progress in identifying potential assailants in advance, a challenge now also confronting Western nations. An alert system incorporating social media monitoring, basic human intelligence and other means has helped prevent or limit bloodshed. "We understand that once we assembled three or four profiles, most of the attackers were inside those specific lines of those profiles," a senior Israeli military official said. Among the first 80 to 90 attackers from October to January, suicide was among the motives for around 40%, a military official said.