FBI and NYPD warn ISIS could target the NYC marathon
5 years, 2 months ago

FBI and NYPD warn ISIS could target the NYC marathon

Daily Mail  

The FBI and NYPD are warning that ISIS could target the New York City Marathon next weekend in the wake of the killing of the terror group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Authorities, including the FBI, NYPD and Homeland Security, issued a joint threat assessment on Friday - prior to Baghdadi's death - for the upcoming New York City Marathon. The FBI and NYPD are warning that ISIS could target the New York City Marathon next weekend in the wake of the killing of the terror group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi U.S. authorities warned that the sympathizers were posting about stabbing onlookers on the street and running over people with a van. The FBI and NYPD are warning that ISIS could target the New York City Marathon next weekend Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died on Saturday after detonating his own suicide vest during the targeted raid on his lair in Syria's Idlib province That jihadist message is likely to live on even with the death of Baghdadi.

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