ISIS is plotting online to kill Western civilians with EBOLA

Francisco Martinez, Spain's state secretary for security, said he is taking the threats seriously after uncovering conversations in which jihadis discuss carrying out so-called 'lone wolf' attacks.Speaking before lawmakers in parliament yesterday, Mr Martinez said would-be militants are using chat rooms to explore the best ways to carry out terror attacks, adding that the conversations prove ISIS considers the internet to be 'an extension of the battlefield'.Mr Martinez, the second in command in Spain's interior ministry, said investigators had identified 'many examples' of threats to use Ebola as a chemical weapon.He pointed out three specific cases in which aspiring jihadis 'linked to ISIS' had used internet chat rooms to seriously discuss the viability of harnessing the deadly virus and other toxins as part of a new terrorism offensive, according to Spain's RTVE media company.One conversation, identified as having taken place between ISIS sympathisers in mid-September, referred to 'the use of Ebola as a poisonous weapon against the United States,' he claimed.Another conversation reportedly saw militants working out how best to employ 'deadly chemical products' they had stolen from laboratories.Mr Martinez went on to say that a spokesman for the terror group had also taken to the internet to urge supporters to kill Westerners by any means possible - adding that he had suggested 'poisonous injections' as a possible method.Islamic State militants view the internet as 'an extension of the battlefield', according to Mr Martinez.He said the terror group has identified six benefits to having a strong online presence: 'Threatening enemies through propaganda, preparing operations, exchanging information, ideological training, recruiting new members and acquiring finance'.Earlier this month, Jeh Johnson - US Homeland Security Secretary- dismissed suggestions ISIS could be planning to use the Ebola virus to attack the United States.'We've seen no specific credible intelligence that [Isis] is attempting to use any sort of disease or virus to attack our homeland,' he said in a speech to the Association of the United States Army.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az