Federal authorities have warned local law enforcement authorities across the nation that ISIS sympathisers are continuing to call for attacks on churches and other holiday gathering sites.
The warning was issued on Friday after a publicly available list of US churches was posted on a militants’ social media site.
It also came just days after an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack in which a truck plowed into the holiday market, killing 12 people and injuring 56.
“As part of the continuous dialogue with our law enforcement partners, the FBI routinely shares information about potential threats to better enable law enforcement to protect the communities they serve,” FBI spokesman Andrew Ames said.