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Daesh Targets Washington’s National Cathedral in Violent New Image

© AP Photo / Jacquelyn MartinThe National Cathedral is seen after green paint was discovered in two chapels inside the Cathedral in Washington on Monday, July 29, 2013.
The National Cathedral is seen after green paint was discovered in two chapels inside the Cathedral in Washington on Monday, July 29, 2013. - Sputnik International
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Daesh plans to continue calling on terror cells and lone wolves to attack US churches during the Christmas season and has focused on the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, as an especially juicy target, according to a new report.

The group published an image of the National Cathedral in flames with "a camouflage-clad jihadist wielding a rifle standing in front of the Gothic structure" on its social media channels, PJ Media's Bridget Johnson reported Friday.

​The text on the poster states, rather confusingly, "wait for us: we meet at Christmas in New York." New York has been the target of two attempted terror attacks in recent months; Washington so far has not.

Akayed Ullah, a young Bangladesh native and self-described Daesh supporter, attempted a suicide bombing in New York City's Time Square this week. "I did it for the Islamic state," Ullah told the police, according to court documents, after detonating a pipe bomb that wound up injuring Ullah and three others but did not result in fatalities.

On November 1, Uzbek national Sayfullo Saipov, 29, killed eight people in Manhattan by running them over with a rented Home Depot pick-up truck. Saipov shouted "Allahu Akbar" before sustaining a non-lethal gunshot wound from a New York police officer.

Footage of Christian Church Destroyed by Daesh in Liberated Town - Sputnik International
Daesh Lists US Churches for Holiday Attack Targets

Last December, Daesh published a list of thousands of Christian places of worship for terrorists to strike. The jihadist group called for peaceful Christian celebrations to be turned into a "bloody horror movie" and for "bloody celebrations in the Christian New Year," Sputnik News reported.

Daesh claimed responsibility for inspiring a truck attack at a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, that killed a dozen people last December and injured at least 49.

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