Police Probe Threat to Dearborn After Terror Attacks

A woman who allegedly made a social media threat against Dearborn, where about 40 percent of residents are Arab-Americans, has been located and is “no longer a threat,” police said.

The tweet about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, a day after Islamic State terror attacks in Paris and two days after ISIS bombings in Beirut in which three Dearborn residents died, said:

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“Dearborn, MI has the highest Muslim population in the United States. Let’s f--- that place up and send a message to ISIS. We’re coming.”

“I want to re-enlist now. #Prayers4Paris.”

On a threads discussing the tweets on the Dearborn community Facebook page, Police Chief Ronald Haddad said the police department “was aware of the threat and actively pursuing” it. In a later update, he said the woman had been located, but didn’t elaborate.

The thread sharing the tweet generated hundreds of comments and was shared thousands of times. Residents urged one another to be cautious, especially Muslim women who are easily recognizable because they wear hijab to cover their heads.