Incident Date:
September 25, 2014
Incident Successful: No
Location: New York United States
Perpetrators: Farah Shirdon
Event Type: Threat
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: Yes
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/25/2014: Farah Mohamed Shirdon, a Somali-Canadian member of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham also known as ""Abu Usamah,"" issued a threat in an online interview with the U.S.-based Vice.com. He warned that the group was preparing a ""brilliant attack"" to bomb New York and to fly its flag over the White House: ""we are coming and we will destroy you, with permission of Allah."" "
References: 1) "Bell, Stewart. “New details about Canadian jihadist Farah Shirdon reveal militant ideology behind ISIS.” National Post, October 7, 2014. http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/07/new-details-about-canadian-jihadist-farah-shirdon-reveal-militant-ideology-behind-isis/ "
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