Jihadi forum calls for Rio Olympics attack like 1972 killings of Israeli athletes

Jihadists on an instant messaging service are calling for terror attacks at the upcoming Rio Olympics in Brazil, citing the 1972 murders of 11 Israelis during the Munich Olympics as an example.

The messages were sent over the cloud-based service Telegram Messenger, according to the SITE intelligence service which monitors online media activity of terror groups.

The channel is being used for suggestions on how to carry out lone wolf attacks during the games, set to begin in two weeks.

Suggestions have included causing traffic accidents, poisoning people’s food, stabbing people on public transportation and at the airport, targeting those who are drunk at bars and clubs, and taking hostages.

One of the messages includes a call to specifically target Israelis or Americans.

“One small knife attack against Americans/Israelis in these places will have [a] bigger media effect than any other attacks anywhere else inshallah,” according to the site The Foreign News Desk, run by a former journalist with CNN and NBC.

“From amongst the worst enemies, the most famous enemies for general Muslims is to attack Israelis. As general Muslims all agree to it and it causes more popularity for the Mujahideen amongst the Muslims,” says another message

“Your chance to take part in the global Jihad is here! Your chance to be a martyr is here!” says yet another.

Jihadists and would-be jihadists are also reminded to record a “claim of responsibility” message prior to any attacks.