It appears that terrorism has now presented a new threat in the United States, and more specifically, shopping malls.
The Somalian based terrorist group, Al Shabaab, has just released a new video calling for attacks on America’s malls. They even went as far to specifically mention the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told CNN’s Gloria Borger, “If anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, they’ve got to be particularly careful. There will be enhanced security there, but public vigilance, public awareness and public caution in situations like this is particularly important, and it’s the environment we’re in, frankly.”
Many are speculating that the video released by Al Shabaab may actually be a “call to action” to radicalized Somalians who may be living in the Minneapolis area. It’s also noteworthy that our nations largest Somalian population does live in Minnesota as well.
In lieu of this new threat, the Mall of America has promised to boost security measures. However, they have not defined what boosting security measures will actually mean. We can only hope that they’re planning on more “good guys with guns,” as anything else would only be “smoke and mirrors.”