According to reports, threats to multiple malls and shopping centers could be linked to an activated ISIS cell. We’re told, the cell could carry out an attack within the next 72 hours. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis held a press conference saying his department is taking this very seriously.

“Because we received information with a public safety value added to it, it’s our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware and ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for more suspicious activity,” said Davis. FOX 5 asked Chief Davis what type of threat or suspicious activity are they hearing about and he could not get into the specific details at the time.

CBS News stated: “It’s just our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware and to ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for suspicious activities,” Davis said. ISIS has been more active since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August.


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Officials say threats from the international terrorist group and al Qaeda are accelerating. The Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence chief John Cohen said this week that the terror groups want individuals to act on their own — so-called lone-wolf attacks — overseas and at home.

“Right now we’re seeing a dramatic increase — or an increase — in online activity by media operations associated with different al Qaeda elements and Islamic State,” Cohen said.