U.S.: Incendiary Activism in Santa Cruz

Twin arson attacks Aug. 2 against animal researchers in Santa Cruz, Calif., represent the continuation of a trend toward attacking individuals rather than institutions. They were very similar to earlier attacks against researchers at University of California-Los Angeles and were possibly carried out by the same person or cell. If that is the case, the type of improvised incendiary devices used will likely become more effective and perhaps even prove deadly in future attacks.