CARICOM’s agency for crime and security has advised regional governments of a possible Islamic State threat to the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup in June which will be played in Guyana, other parts of the Caribbean and the United States.
The CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) in its communication said that the Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) media group “Nashir Pakistan” had called for attacks against the tournament via poster on its Telegram and RocketChat channels which included a Quranic passage warning “people indulging in amusement would ultimately face the day of reckoning”.
The following message in Urdu “this is not a game but rather a blood deal” was also featured.