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Why some attacks are considered terrorist acts and others not

Mail bomber Cesar Sayoc has not been charged with terrorism. Robert Bowers anti-semitic attack against a sinagogue in Pittsburgh has been defined as a hate crime. Is that right?

Terrorism

The massacre in Pittsburgh is the deadliest attack against Jewish citizens in the United States

The Antidefamation League (ADL) has asked authorities to investigate the sinagogue shooting in Pittsburgh as a hate crime. Georgetown professor Bruce Hoffman says it is more than that.