By Amy Chyan ,The China Post
February 26, 2015, 12:00 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Responding to a Twitter posting from an alleged IS-affiliated account that included a photo depicting Taipei's cityscape burning, the Executive Yuan responded by saying that they have activated emergency anti-terrorism contact mechanisms since learning about the online posting yesterday evening.
“When Islamic State attack your cities it won't look nice. By the permission of Allah that day is not far,” said the tweet that accompanied the picture posted on Feb. 23 by user @KhilafahTimes.
The tweet was re-tweeted five times and favorited by 10 users.
Media have accredited the tweet to a possible ISIS attack on Taipei.
The Ministry of National Defense (MND, 國防部) also said yesterday that the Taiwanese government would implement additional prevention mechanisms against terrorist attacks.
Military spokesman Luo Shao-ho (羅紹和) said that the Twitter account allegedly affiliated with IS still needs to be verified for its credibility.
Luo said that he hopes citizens do not panic over the unconfirmed threat.
Government Responses
All related anti-terrorism departments will investigate the source of the news and implement follow-up measures if necessary, said the Executive Yuan.
Cabinet spokesman Sun Lih-chyun (孫立群) said that related departments like the National Immigration Agency (NIA, 移民署), the Investigation Bureau (IB, 法務部調查局), the MND, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA, 外交部) and the National Security Bureau (NSB, 國安局) will be staying in close contact to monitor the situation.
Foreign Minister David Lin (林永樂) said he is actively in the progress of understanding the post.
International Intelligence
According to reports, the NSB has been cooperating with international intelligence units in order to gather a global list of terrorists in their efforts to keep terrorist groups out of Taiwan.
NSB Director Lee Shying-jow (李翔宙) recently presented a comprehensive list of 52 international terrorists who were denied entry into Taiwan between 2013 and 2014 to the Legislative Yuan.
Art Series Of Destroyed Cities
The picture tweeted by the alleged IS-affiliated individual is a digital print produced by artist Jonas De Ro in 2013.
De Ro also illustrated Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and Moscow in ruins for his series.
Suspended Twitter Account
In related news, Twitter account-holder @Enghaitham89 tweeted unverified threats against New York on Jan. 12, according to reports.
The tweet included a photo of a destroyed cityscape and included text that read: “Tomorrow New York will burn #ISIS staying and stretching.”
The account was suspended very shortly after the tweet.
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