The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Thursday afternoon that the Islamic State group, known as ISIL or sometimes ISIS, is calling on sympathizers to target news media in the U.S., according to wjla.com.
While the FBI did not issue an official press release on the situation, the agency did provide an unclassified Intelligence Bulletin to media outlets detailing the threat so that they could take security precautions as necessary.
The document was headlined "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Identifies Reporters and Media Personalities as Desirable Targets."
The FBI bulletin indicated that following the beheading of American journalists overseas by ISIL, a recent online posting in Arabic on an ISIL-dominated forum issued a call to action for the 2.6 million Muslims living in the U.S.
The Arabic language posting - which was translated into English - said media personnel, such as TV anchors, reporters, and radio talk show hosts, were “proved to be biased,” making them priority targets for execution.
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