You’ve seen and heard the name “ISIS” in the news for the group’s terror campaign intent on making an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Β So far, all the activity has been overseas, but now they’re naming cities in America… including Charlotte.
It happened over the weekend as Charlotte’s John Osborne, a Twitter user, was looking up ISIS tweets so he could report them. Β Many of the accounts are automated, and simply send out pre-programmed tweets. Β But this one was different. Β It actually referred to John by name, and after some back and forth, made references to SouthPark Mall and dying in a “suicide car-bomb.” Β Osborne turned it over to theΒ FBI. Β But neither the feds nor CMPD say there’s any credible evidence of a threat at the mall.
In fact, several experts feel that ISIS is a regional threat in the middle east, not here in the U.S. Β But then, there are images like these: tweets that show ISIS supporters in places like Chicago and Washington, D.C., even down in Ferguson. Β Maybe just a sick joke… but maybe not.
Either way, it’s enough to get under your skin. Β Which could be just what they want. Β So we sent our Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, to find out: how concerned you are about ISIS threats here in Charlotte?
