Islamic State terrorists enter United States, says Secretary of Homeland Security
Monitoring Desk: The Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has said that use of social media enables the Islamic State militants to reach into different countries, including the United States.
Talking to ABC news on Sunday, he feared about unexpected terrorist threats posed to United States and vowed greater effort to make state and local law enforcement more reliable and encourage them to be “vigilant” against independent (suspects) actors.
“Because of the use of the Internet, we could have little or no notice in advance of an independent actor attempting to strike,” he added.
Effective use of social media enables the Islamic State militants to reach into different countries, including the United States, and “inspire” people to support terrorism, the Homeland security secretary said.
The Department of Homeland Security is also turning to religious and community leaders in its fight against terrorism, Johnson said.
Russian news agency Sputnik reports that the terrorist alert level in the United States and in Europe has been raised amid the advance of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East and several ISIL-inspired terrorist attacks in EU member states.
