The U.S. homeland security chief said on Sunday he takes seriously a threat made by Somali-based Islamist militants against shopping malls, including the Mall of America in Minnesota, and urged people going there to be careful.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was reacting to a video released by al-Shabaab appearing to call for attacks on Western shopping areas, specifically mentioning Mall of America, the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and London's Oxford Street.
"This latest statement from al-Shabaab reflects the new phase we've evolved to in the global terrorist threat, in that you have groups such as al-Shabaab and ISIL publicly calling for independent actors in their homelands to carry out attacks," Johnson told CNN, using an acronym for the militant group Islamic State.
"We're beyond the phase now where these groups would send foreign operatives into countries after being trained some place," Johnson said.
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They cant do that! Dont they know that most malls are gun free zones?
ReplyDeleteThat goes for bombs too, right?
I didn't think of that...we'll have to let them know to pick one where they aren't banned.........:)
DeleteYawn. Wake me up when the next boggyman is invented.
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ReplyDeleteWhat can I say we should plan a warm reception in cold Minnesota
ReplyDelete12 there now, going to -4 tomorrow. :)
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