Islamic State video urges new recruits to light bushfires in Australia

From News.com Australia Photograph from the  Daily Mercury

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed a “sick” video has been released by Islamic State encouraging new recruits to set fire to bushland in Australia.

Today, Mr Morrison said there was a “new recruitment video this morning telling followers to deliberately light bushfires in places like Australia” when asked by 2GB’s Ben Fordham.

He said as Australia was gripped by the coronavirus crisis, there were still “plenty of creeps out there who would want to hurt us”.

“It’s right Ben, it’s a reminder that while there is the great threat of the pandemic at the moment, the other threats haven’t gone anywhere,” Mr Morrison said. “And we need to remain vigilant about that.”