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That the threat level should be increased for the time being from severe to critical. this means that their assessment is not only an attack remains highly likely, but that a further attack may be imminent. >> a u.s. government official tells fox news that the evidence strongly suggests the 22-year-old suspect was trained online or in person to carry out the attack. investigators are focused on the possible support network, and whether it was inspired by or enabled by a foreign terrorist group. ...

One element of this, brian, that we havent commented on is unlike what we saw in paris and even brussels and maybe some of the other attacks, the silver lining here is that it could have been worse. this attack happened not inside the venue. it didnt happen with multiple perpetrators. there werent a sequence of attacks. and so well want to understand more about this. but certainly the fact that this was a singular attacker was helpful to keeping the death toll down. but well want to know more ab...

Forensics as you can from the -- from that point of the attack on out. and once you have the identity, and it could be that the british have the identity either through a fingerprint, dna samples or some other identifier, that you then -- youre then able to expand those concentric circles and then able to identify social tworks, faly networks, work history, travel history, communication patterns all the digital dust that surrounds an individual then becomes part of the investigation. and so i wo...

Threats. it could be important to unraveling what could be a support network to this attack. >> and so i would start with those first principles, i would be very open with the president and hopefully the president is getting his feet under him in terms of how to handle these kind of briefings and this kind of sensitive information. >> now, that was an answer, useful information. as always, thank you, we have just a few minutes remaining in this hours coverage. ken delaney of nbc news joins us ba...

Looking for any support network who was working with him to make this a well calibrated attack happened. isis has claimed responsibility or at least praised the incident online but no direct connections have been found. group called the cobra group, the high-level anti-terror group headed by prime minister may, now meeting, looking to see what they can do about the worst terror incident to hit the uk in 12 years and a similar kind of incident we have been watching all across europe for the past ...

But certainly the fact that this was a singular attacker was helpful to keeping the death toll down. but well want to know more about the support network and anything else thats tied to this attack. >> wishful thinking, if its wishful think thing is a singular attacker. god forbid, theres someone else whose next action is timed for a couple of hours after this detonation. thats the question for fguys i your line of work. how much more ability do you have to, lets say theres a couple dozen known ...

Suv. they have already arrested eight other people for questioning. so it may will be that we will learn that there was a support network. we are supported by the planned out and assisted by others. i think thats where the idea of recruitment in the united states and people born here. having have the advantage of living in a free society still turned to radical terrorism. not a threat from economic deprivation. but adopting this radical ideology. if any connection there might be. between century...

Suv. they have already arrested eight other people for questioning. so it may will be that we will learn that there was a support network. we are supported by the planned out and assisted by others. i think thats where the idea of recruitment in the united states and people born here. having have the advantage of living in a free society still turned to radical terrorism. not a threat from economic deprivation. but adopting this radical ideology. if any connection there might be. between century...

Suv. they have already arrested eight other people for questioning. so it may will be that we will learn that there was a support network. we are supported by the planned out and assisted by others. i think thats where the idea of recruitment in the united states and people born here. having have the advantage of living in a free society still turned to radical terrorism. not a threat from economic deprivation. but adopting this radical ideology. if any connection there might be. between century...

Trained and directed by isis but at these very early stages it suggests the terror group is trying to hijack what happened. >> shannon: what do we know about the suspect so far? >> the suspect is british-born and the target was to amplify the terrorist messages and withholding the name is an investigative strategy because when theyre identified the support network goes to ground. >> i understood the british governments decision not to release the name of the terrorist because they wanted to arre...