Terror Threat Tweets

When Belgian police requested social media silence during a series of anti-terrorism raids on Sunday, they might have expected a catty response from the Internet.

In Bengaluru, rumours of threats to the city and its residents had started a few days ago. It began with tweets threatening vengeance for the arrest of the man allegedly behind the pro-Islamic State twitter handle @ShamiWitness.

Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia's Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said.

Australian captain of the Rajasthan Royals Shane Warne has tweeted that he shall be "happy to travel to India now that the threats have been removed", for the Indian Premier League Season 3.

When Belgian police requested social media silence during a series of anti-terrorism raids on Sunday, they might have expected a catty response from the Internet.

In Bengaluru, rumours of threats to the city and its residents had started a few days ago. It began with tweets threatening vengeance for the arrest of the man allegedly behind the pro-Islamic State twitter handle @ShamiWitness.

Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia's Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said.

Australian captain of the Rajasthan Royals Shane Warne has tweeted that he shall be "happy to travel to India now that the threats have been removed", for the Indian Premier League Season 3.