Recall the arrest of 10 Brazilian jihadists connected to the Islamic State who were planning terrorist acts at the Olympic games, and also a tweet sent by the Islamic State that warned, “Brazil, you are our next target.”
Now, in addition to threats from the Islamic State, Brazil has to deal with a group of al-Qaeda jihadists who have issued calls for “lone wolf” attacks against the US, French, British and Israeli Olympic delegations, and went so far as to publish a list of athletes to be targeted on social media.
The post also called for the kidnapping of Israelis to serve as bargaining chips to free Muslim prisoners, and stated:
“Your chance to take part in the global Jihad is here! Your chance to be a martyr is here!” the jihadis said, citing the easy process of obtaining visas for travel to Brazil as well as the wide availability of guns in “crime-ridden slums.”
Although Brazil has regarded itself as an unlikely target of jihadists, counter-terrorism specialist Luiz Alberto Sallaberry said that the threat had increased in recent months due to a rise in what he described as “the number of Brazilian nationals suspected of sympathizing with ISIS militants”.
Brazil’s intelligence agency has been busy investigating a number of threats to the Rio Olympics, which begins on August 5th, after “a presumed Brazilian Islamist group pledged allegiance to ISIS”, as the article indicates below.
The world is at war with jihadi terrorists who are being strengthened not only by jihadist sympathizers, but also by those useful idiots in the West who deny the reality of this war even as the tally of victims continues to mount.
“Jihadis call on ‘lone wolf’ terrorists to attack Israeli athletes at Rio Olympics”, Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2016:
Al-Qaida-influenced terrorists have issued directives to “lone wolf” attackers to carry out attacks against the Israeli Olympic delegation at the upcoming Rio Olympics, The Foreign Desk reported Thursday.
The jihadis reportedly published a list of athletes to be targeted on social media, including the US, French and British delegations in addition to the Israelis.
“One small knife attack against Americans/Israelis in these places will have bigger media effect than any other attacks anywhere else in sha Allah,” the social media call read, according to The Foreign Desk.
“Your chance to take part in the global Jihad is here! Your chance to be a martyr is here!” the jihadis said, citing the easy process of obtaining visas for travel to Brazil as well as the wide availability of guns in “crime-ridden slums.”
The post specifically mentioned the Israelis: “From amongst the worst enemies, the most famous enemies for general Muslims is to attack Israelis. As general Muslims all agree to it and it causes more popularity for the Mujahideen amongst the Muslims.”
The post also called to kidnap Israelis to serve as bargaining chips to free Muslim prisoners.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s federal police arrested 10 people on Thursday on suspicion of belonging to a group backing ISIS and preparing acts of terrorism during next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said.
News site Globonews reported that the members of the group were linked to ISIS. It was not possible to immediately confirm this.
It was unclear where the operation was taking place or what the specifics of the operation were. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes was due to hold a news conference on the operation.
The presidency said that interim President Michel Temer had called an emergency cabinet meeting. The justice ministry said in a statement that the operation spanned nine states in Brazil.
A court in the southern state of Parana said there were indications that the group was planning to use weapons and guerilla tactics to achieve its aim.
Brazil’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it was investigating all threats to the Rio Olympics, which start on Aug. 5, after a presumed Brazilian Islamist group pledged allegiance to ISIS…..