Reuters - U.S. federal authorities
cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of
Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to
attack holiday
gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law enforcement official
said.
The warning, issued
in a bulletin to local law enforcement, said there were no known specific,
credible threats.
The notice from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security was issued
out of an abundance of caution after a publicly available list of U.S. churches
was published on pro-Islamic State websites.
"The FBI is
aware of the recent link published online that urges attacks against U.S.
churches. As with similar threats, the FBI is tracking this matter while we
investigate its credibility," the FBI said in a statement.
Islamic State
sympathizers "continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday
gatherings, including targeting churches," CNN quoted the bulletin as
saying. The notice describes different signs of suspicious activity for which
police should be alert, it said.
Reuters
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