Al-Shabaab eyes malls in London – could carry out Westgate style attacks

#WestgateMall #alshabaab #MallofAmerica #WestfieldMall Terrorist group al-Shabaab has plans to carry out Westgate style in London, the United States and Canada. It has, apparently, released a graphic video calling for such attacks on shopping districts like Oxford Street in London apart from major shopping centers in the United States and Canada as revealed in dailymail.co.uk dated 23 February 2015.
Security officials have taken the threat seriously because the terrorist group has called on Jihadis who are living in the west to target major shopping centers in their home cities. Among possible targets are London's Oxford Street, and the Westfield malls in Stratford and White City.
It may be recalled that the al-Shabaab had laid a siege in 2013 siege on Kenya's Westgate Mall and it resulted in the death of 62 people.
It is a matter of concern that in the video, the terrorist had indicated the GPS co-ordinates for the Westfield shopping centers in Stratford, East London and White City in West London – obviously, tensions are high.
Other possible targets could be the Mall of America in Minnesota or the West Edmonton mall in Canada or in London’s Oxford Street or any of the hundred or so of the Jewish owned Westfield shopping centers.
In view of the threats, the Mall of America is taking 'extra security precautions' and its officials are coordinating and working closely with the FBI and America's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This mall is the country's largest shopping center, with 40million visitors a year.

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