WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The FBI, according to the release, issued a bulletin in May before a Nazi rally entitled "Militia Extremists Expand Target Sets to Include Muslims."
"The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked Muslim community leaders nationwide to consider instituting additional safety measures for prayers and other activities following revelations of a recent FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] bulletin warning that ‘militia extremists’ may begin targeting Muslim institutions, including mosques and community centers," the release stated on Tuesday.
Militia members were conducting surveillance of "diverse locations including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Montana, New York, North and South Carolina, Utah and Texas," the release added.
The FBI report, according to the release, also noted that militia extremists in Mississippi considered beheading a Muslim and posting a video of the incident online.
On July 15, a US congressional committee approved a proposal to set up a $40-million office devoted to countering extremism within the Department of Homeland Security.
