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New ISIS video threatens Italy, France, US
ISIS is leaving no stone unturned in its continuing bid to strike terror across the globe as the terror group released another video on Thursday threatening new attacks in France, Italy, the United States and beyond.
The chilling video shows two suspected ISIS fighters threatening to blow up the White House and promising more attacks in Paris. One of the suspected ISIS fighters also mentioned a ‘conquest of Rome’.
It could be recalled that the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square was recently featured on the cover of the terror group’s online magazine published recently.
The video has seen security being beefed up in Rome as Italy has responded to the video and magazine by stepping up security in and around the Vatican, with 1,000 members of the army being deployed around the city.
Read also: New York on alert after ISIS video threat
Americans visiting Italy have been advised by the U.S. Embassy in Rome to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings amid the latest ISIS threats. It warns that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, as well as Milan’s Duomo and La Scala, could be targets by the terrorists.
The video is the latest to be released in what has become an almost daily occurrence for ISIS, which has taken responsibility for last week’s Paris terror attacks, the downing of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt and a pair of suicide bombings in Beirut.
On Wednesday, the terror group released a video warning of an impending attack on New York City.
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