Virginia | October 30, 2021
ISIS Threat for This Weekend in Northern Virginia
Virginia | October 30, 2021
ISIS was trending this morning on Twitter, and that’s never a good thing. The reason was because there’s a very real terror threat warning for the weekend in Northern Virginia. Law enforcement is warning about a possible attack from an active terror cell on malls or shopping centers just outside of D.C.
“We have increased our police presence throughout the county to include major thoroughfares, transit hubs, shopping plazas and shopping malls,” Fairfax County police chief Kevin Davis said Friday.
Police said the increased law enforcement presence will be in place through the Halloween weekend and ahead of Virginia’s gubernatorial election. Law enforcement officials said they are acting out of an abundance of caution, and as they learn more about the threat, the increased law enforcement presence could be extended through Tuesday’s election.
“It’s 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,” Davis said…. (Excerpts from Red State)