ISIS urges sick supporters to ‘slaughter’ US presidential voters and ‘smash their ballot boxes’
TWISTED terror group ISIS have called for the "slaughter" of Americans voting in Tuesday's presidential election.
The group urged its supporters to attack voters in the election and told Muslims to stay away from the ballot box.
The threat comes after the FBI was reportedly probing a major terrorist attack planned for the day before the US elections in multiple states across the country.
al-Qaeda plots to strike unknown locations in Texas, New York and Virginia are also feared.
The latest ISIS threat - reported by terror monitoring group SITE - appeared in an essay published by the organisation's Al Hayat media centre.
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The essay said militant extremists "have come to slaughter you and smash your ballot boxes".
ISIS stated there is no difference between Republican and Democrat parties, claiming both endorse "policies against Islam and Muslims".
The warning comes as Hillary and Trump go head-to-head in what is expected to be a nail-biting finish to their presidential campaigns.
Speaking about the reported al-Qaeda threats, a spokesman told CBS News: "The counterterrorism and homeland security communities remain vigilant and well-postured to defend against attacks here in the United States.
"The FBI, working with our federal, state and local counterparts, shares and assesses intelligence on a daily basis and will continue to work closely with law enforcement and intelligence community partners to identify and disrupt any potential threat to public safety."
Cyber terrorism and hacking is also causing an election worry, with the US strengthening security around electronic voting systems on poling day.
Probing and scanning of elections systems has been carried out by the Department of Homeland Security.
By cyber security experts are confident that a hack is unlikely, mainly because voting machines are not connected to the internet.
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