The alarming notice was based on intelligence gathered by the FBI from the 'disturbing and very specific' chatter of alleged extremists on the dark web, officials say.
The soon-to-released psychological thriller"Joker" starring Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix has prompted a"credible potential mass shooting" threat on a movie theater somewhere in the United States, military officials warned in a memorandum issued this week.
"Commanders need to be aware of this threat for Soldier and family safety and to increase situational awareness should they choose to attend the release of this movie at a local theater," reads the memorandum obtained by ABC affiliate state KSWO-TV in Lawton, Oklahoma. Disturbed by the violence depicted in a trailer for the"Joker," loved ones of those killed in the massacre at the Aurora movie theater sent the film's distributor, Warner Brothers, a letter on Tuesday asking the studio to commit to gun control causes.The movie theater in Aurora, where the 2012 mass shooting occurred, has chosen not to screen the"Joker," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Aurora movie theater where the 2012 mass shooting occurred has apparently chosen not to screen the"Joker," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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