I don’t put much stock in claims made by terrorists. Palestinians get into fights over claiming responsibility for attacks.
One thing we can be sure of is that there is a protected class involved. Some 8000 cameras on times square and we don’t know anything yet.
I'm looking at the past two weeks in America regarding immigration, and the call for violence from the Sharptons of the world. I guarantee no one is looking at that angle since the knee jerk reaction is to think AQ/Taliban. Then of course, the taliban accepts responsibility.
Its the perfect cover for someone else.