WWE News 2015: Officials Take Extra Caution after ISIS Threat on Survivor Series
WWE's Sunday event, the "Survivor Series," was marred by uncertainty before it could event start, no thanks to an alleged threat uncovered by a certain group, detailing how ISIS is planning to target the pay-per-view card in Philips Arena in Atlanta.
The International Business Times first reported on Saturday that a group of hackers with connections to Anonymous obtained a list of targets from ISIS, which included the WWE event. However, Anonymous later released a statement via Twitter that no recovery of a list of some sort came from them, saying that it was merely a rumor.
Nonetheless, the WWE, in coordination with law enforcement agencies, took the initiative of beefing up security as a precautionary measure. The promotion later released a statement:
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"Federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities have confirmed there is no specific or credible information involving a threat against the WWE Survivor Series at Philips Arena."
The same statement also said that the WWE took measures to work with the proper agencies to increase security measures for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the people going to the event.
Aside from the WWE, NFL also increased its security in several stadiums after the terrorist attacks in Paris, which was claimed by ISIS. The reason for the countermeasure is because one of the venues targeted by the Paris attacks was a soccer stadium where the French and German national teams were playing in a friendly.
Meanwhile, the FBI also released a statement via Channel 2 Action News about the threat, saying that they were aware of the reports, and although they're taking some serious measures, they don't have sufficient or credible information of any attack.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed proceeded with another statement on Sunday telling reporters that he already tasked the Joint Operations Center to remain open as a response to the threat.
