{"id":942077,"date":"2021-10-30T15:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=942077"},"modified":"2021-10-30T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T19:13:56","slug":"potential-isis-threat-leads-to-increased-security-at-d-c-area-malls-ahead-of-halloween-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/potential-isis-threat-leads-to-increased-security-at-d-c-area-malls-ahead-of-halloween-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential ISIS Threat Leads to Increased Security at D.C. Area Malls Ahead of Halloween Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpotential-isis-threat-leads-to-increased-security-at-d-c-area-malls-ahead-of-halloween-weekend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=942077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1160160084-e1635612822220-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Northern Virginia authorities are increasing security efforts at malls and shopping centers outside of Washington, DC, over Halloween weekend in response to a potential ISIS threat, reports say.<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/isis-threat-virginia-malls-shopping-centers-increased-security\/\">announced<\/a> in an October 29 press conference that police would be ramping up security efforts over the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ISIS terror warning issued for Virginia malls\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7NZQ9Unm97s?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, we received information concerning potential public safety impacts to malls and shopping centers across the region,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/police-northern-virginia-security-malls-isis-threat\">said<\/a> Davis, according to Fox News. \u201cAs you all know, we take any and all information very seriously and as we work to corroborate it, we have increased our police presence throughout the county to include major thoroughfares, transit hubs, shopping plazas and shopping malls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/isis-threat-virginia-malls-shopping-centers-increased-security\/\">informed<\/a> CBS News that the threat stems from ISIS and is at the core of the heightened security measures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Fox 5 DC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/police-warn-of-halloween-weekend-mall-shopping-center-threat\">reports<\/a> the threat \u201ccould be linked to an activated ISIS cell,\u201d and the outlet was reportedly told, \u201cthe cell could carry out an attack within the next 72 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police say that the increased security efforts will occur throughout the weekend leading up to Virginia\u2019s gubernatorial election on Tuesday between Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and former Democrat Gov. Terry&nbsp;McAuliffe (D), according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s just our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware and to ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for suspicious activities,\u201d Davis said, according to CBS News.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since the Biden Administration\u2019s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, there has been an increase in threats from ISIS and Al Qaeda.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say ISIS has been more active in the United States since the withdrawal, according to CBS News, and threats from both ISIS and Al Qaeda have been on the rise.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>This week, Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Chief&nbsp;John Cohen that terrorist organizations want individuals to carry out attacks on their own as lone wolves, according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRight now we\u2019re seeing a dramatic increase \u2014 or an increase \u2014 in online activity by media operations associated with different al Qaeda elements and Islamic State,\u201d Cohen said, according to the outlet.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then Loudon County Sheriff\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoudounSheriff\/posts\/10160500741771977\">released<\/a> a statement regarding the security threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Loudoun County Sheriff\u2019s Office (LCSO) is aware of information that is circulating in our region regarding potential threats to malls and shopping centers this weekend in the Washington, DC area,\u201d the office wrote in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis information is limited and there is nothing specific to Loudoun County,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office stated. \u201cAs we work to corroborate the information with our local, state, and federal partners in the National Capital Region, the LCSO will increase patrols this weekend in high visibility locations to include shopping centers, malls, and other commercial establishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoudounSheriff\/posts\/10160500741771977\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"23.903645833333\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/291071386976\/posts\/10160500741771977\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"7.1354166666667\">\n<p>Statement from LCSO on Potential Public Safety Impacts to National Capital RegionThe Loudoun County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/291071386976\">Loudoun County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/291071386976\/posts\/10160500741771977\/\">Friday, October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Halloween in 2017, ISIS terrorist Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2017\/10\/31\/report-multiple-wounded-in-downtown-nyc-after-driver-shoots-pedestrians-from-ca\/\">drove<\/a> a truck into pedestrians, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen more in lower Manhattan. Saipov pledged his allegiance to ISIS after the vicious attack. Witnesses said when he exited the truck, he shouted, \u201cAllahu Akbar.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Virginia authorities are increasing security efforts at malls and shopping centers outside of Washington, DC, over Halloween weekend in response to a potential ISIS threat, reports say. 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