WASHINGTON — Americans need to remain vigilant to the threat of a terrorist attack heading into the Independence Day weekend, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee warned Sunday.
Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said there has been increased chatter on social media that indicates terrorists may be planning to strike during the celebrations.
"I am extremely concerned that Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States...and then activate them to do whatever they want to do," McCaul said on Fox News Sunday. "Whether it's military installations, law enforcement or possibly a Fourth of July event parade."
He noted that a spokesman for the Islamic State has called for terrorist acts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the one-year anniversary of the creation of the Islamic State, and America's Fourth of July holiday.
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Warnings like Friday's advisory of potential attacks against the U.S. during the Fourth of July weekend are routine, says CBS News senior security contributor Michael Morell, but said "there's nothing routine about this particular one to me."
"I wouldn't be surprised if we're sitting here a week from today talking about an attack over the weekend in the United States. That's how serious this is," Morell said Monday on "CBS This Morning."
Not that we shouldn't be on the lookout for something on a major holiday but the one guy is basically saying tune in next week for the terror attack coverage.
