ISIS tweets make threats of further vehicle attacks on British streets. No surprise there — of more interest is a tweet prior to the Manchester slaughter which named the Manchester Arena. Clearly the attack was widely anticipated — it is not unreasonable to conclude that many must have known of it in advance.
Lone wolf, my eye. There are no lone wolves in global jihad.
Reports suggest the bomb was packed with nails to rip into children’s flesh and bone and cause the greatest amount of pain, suffering and death.
ISIS says murders WILL follow Manchester bombing with ‘vehicle attacks on your streets’
VEHICLE attacks are being plotted on British streets in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing which killed 22 and injured 59, it has been claimed.
By Zoie O’Brien, May 23, 2017:
Islamic State supporting groups warned of vehicle attacks to comeUS singer Ariana Grande’s concert, packed with 21,000 fans and their parents, was struck by a suicide bomber at 10.35pm on Monday, killing and maiming children. Islamic State terrorists have not officially claimed responsibility – but it has now emerged jihadi cheerleaders were tweeting about the arena four hours before the detonation. Police revealed a lone male attacker detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the foyer as children and their guardians left, singing and enjoying themselves.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the device was packed with nails.
Police, intelligence experts and analysts have scrambled to build a picture of the attacker’s movements over the last months.
It is not yet clear if he had accomplices.
But, groups linked with (ISIS) have now claimed the attacker’s atrocities will be followed up by others.
Manchester arena – four hours before a suicide bomber attacked.
Terrorism Analyst and researcher Michael Smith has been monitoring ISIS Telegram accounts in the wake of the attack.
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He said the brutal killings are being widely celebrated.He wrote on Twitter: “Posts on ISIS social media networks argue Manchester attack is justified by airstrikes killing Syrian, Iraqi children.“I’ll spare you images.”
The Yaqeen group also shared a horrifying image of a poster baring the words “kill them where you find them” and “soon, very soon”.
The word “France” is written under an image of a bloodied attacker.
Vehicle attacks currently pose a huge problem for security forces around the world after multiple terrorist plots using cars and trucks as deadly weapons.
Twitter and Telegram have been alive with threats from ISIS cheerleaders after the Manchester attack