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| US security chief warns shoppers after terror threat | US security chief warns shoppers after terror threat |
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| The head of US homeland security has warned Americans to be vigilant after a terror threat to one of the country's largest shopping centres. | The head of US homeland security has warned Americans to be vigilant after a terror threat to one of the country's largest shopping centres. |
| Jeh Johnson said he took the threat by the Somalia-based, al Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab seriously. | Jeh Johnson said he took the threat by the Somalia-based, al Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab seriously. |
| In a video, the group urged followers to carry out attacks on shopping centres in the US, Canada and the UK. | In a video, the group urged followers to carry out attacks on shopping centres in the US, Canada and the UK. |
| Al-Shabab was responsible for the 2013 attack on Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people. | Al-Shabab was responsible for the 2013 attack on Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people. |
| Mr Johnson told CNN that the threat was part of "a new phase" of terrorism in which attacks would increasingly come from "independent actors in their homelands". | Mr Johnson told CNN that the threat was part of "a new phase" of terrorism in which attacks would increasingly come from "independent actors in their homelands". |
| "Anytime a terrorist organisation calls for an attack on a specific place, we've got to take that seriously," he said. | "Anytime a terrorist organisation calls for an attack on a specific place, we've got to take that seriously," he said. |
| In the video, a man with a British-sounding accent and full face covering calls on supporters of al-Shabab to attack "American or Jewish-owned" Western shopping centres. | In the video, a man with a British-sounding accent and full face covering calls on supporters of al-Shabab to attack "American or Jewish-owned" Western shopping centres. |
| He specifically mentions Minnesota's Mall of America - the US's second-largest shopping centre - and Canada's West Edmonton Mall, as well as London's Oxford Street and the UK capital's two Westfield shopping centres. | |
| Co-ordinates for the various targets were listed on the screen as they were described. | Co-ordinates for the various targets were listed on the screen as they were described. |
| UK police said they were aware of the video and assessing the contents. | UK police said they were aware of the video and assessing the contents. |
| Both Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall have issued statements saying they were implementing additional security measures. | Both Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall have issued statements saying they were implementing additional security measures. |
| Minnesota is home to a large Somali population and a Minnesota man was indicted last week on charges of conspiring to support Islamic State. | Minnesota is home to a large Somali population and a Minnesota man was indicted last week on charges of conspiring to support Islamic State. |
| Police and security services in Canada, France and Denmark have been on high alert recently following attacks by so-called "home-grown" terrorists inspired by groups such as al-Shabab and Islamic State. |