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Is just the kind of vehicle versus civilian attack that both isis and al qaeda have encouraged their followers to execute. as nbc's tom costello reports, such attacks are difficult for law enforcement to prevent. >> reporter: it's a growing terror tactic with devastating results. july 2016 a truck on the boardwalk in nice, france plowed through crowds of people on holiday. 86 killed, 200 injured. similar tactics used on the london bridge last may. 8 dead. another 5 killed in march. around the world attacks in barcelona, stockholm, berlin, and in the u.s. last year at ohio state university, 11 ...

Being politically correct is fine, but not for this. >> yesterday's attack was the latest in which an attacker turned a vehicle into a deadly weapon. isis have called for low end attacks. tom costello has more. >> reporter: it's a growing terror tactic used around the world with devastating results, judgment, 2016, a truck on the boardwalk in nice, france, plowed through thousands of people on holiday, 86 killed, 200 injured. similar attacks on the london bridge last may, eight dead. another five killed in march. around the world, attacks in barcelona, stockholm, berlin. in the u.s. last year ...

Not in the usa. he also said, quote, we must not allow isis to return after defeating them in the middle east and elsewhere. enough. and then this tweet, quote, i have just ordered homeland security to step up our already extreme vetting program. being politically correct is fine but not for this. yesterday's attack was just the latest in which the attacker has turned a vehicle into a deadly weapon. it's something that isis and al qaeda have both called for in the past to employ such low-tech attacks. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: it's a growing terror tactic that's been used aroun...

From countries that don't have the proper way to vet and background check, when i know countries like venezuela is creating false passports allowing people from middle eastern countries and isis members to come into our country, i think president trump has the right to have an order to block people until we can vet them. this is a pause. it's not permanent. he has metrics in there to re-evaluate in 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days so we can make sure the people coming into this country are people that are of good will and we're not going to have to worry about terrorism. >> you think this t...

Welcome back to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. also in our world lead, the battle for mosul in iraq is intensifying, and the noose around isis, we're told, is tightening. a local iraqi leader tells cnn hundreds of isis terrorists are attempting to flee for syria, leaving death and destruction in their wake. bringing in arwa damon in irbil, iraq. it appears that isis is turning to a new terror tactic, becoming even more violent and barbaric. >> reporter: they are, to a certain degree, jake. we are hearing various reports of summary executions taking place. but also, as isis is withdrawing from so...