8 Top Targets ISIS Could Strike Next

Multiple bombings rocked the Brussels airport and subway on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding hundreds of others, and the Islamic State soon claimed responsibility for the attack.
"The two airport blasts, at least one of them blamed on a suicide bomber, left behind a chaotic scene of splattered blood in the departure lounge as windows were blown out, ceilings collapsed, and travelers streamed out of the smoky building.
 Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level, diverting planes and trains and ordering people to stay where they were for most of the workday. Airports across Europe — and in the New York area — tightened security."

What's more,Richard Engel reported that there are eight targets ISIS or other terrorist groups could strike next, gathering informations from government intelligence

1. Americans traveling abroad — The State Department has identified international civilian travelers as potential targets, and encourages them to enroll in its Smart Traveler Enrollment Pogram(STEP), which gives you the latest security updates, and makes it easier for the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to contact you in an emergency."

2. New York City — Manhattan has long been a target for terrorists around the globe, and the World Trade Center was attacked in 1993 and on Sept. 11, 2001. In November 2015, the Islamic State released a video that appeared to threaten Manhattan's Times Square and Herald Square with suicide bombings.

3. London — In July of 2005, four British Muslim terrorists suicide-bombed the London subway system and a double-decker bus, killing 52 civilians. In December 2015,CNN reported that :"Intelligence officials believe ISIS is planning to attack targets in the U.K. soon."

4. Cruise ships — "Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, the U.K.’s highest naval officer in NATO, said Islamic State’s spread into Libya had cast an ‘uncomfortable shadow’ over the sea",the Daily mail reported in January. "In stark remarks, he revealed the IS terror groups are attempting to build a navy to wage war against the West . . . He said there was a ‘horrible opportunity’ that a ‘very high quality weapons system’ would be used to hit ships crossing the sea, having ‘extraordinary implications’ for the Western World."

5. Shopping areas — In December 2014, an American teacher was stabbed to death at a mall in Abu Dhabi by a suspect wearing a burqa. Police later arrested suspect Dalal al Hashemi, a 38-year-old Emirati citizen of Yemeni origin, in connection with the murder. Authorities said she was inspired by jihadist websites to carry out a "personal terrorist attack" on random victims,news reported .

6. Airplanes — Al-Qaida has issued warnings that it now has developed bombs that are completely undetectable — that don’t use metal and have non-detectable explosives — and could likely bypass airport security. It’s likely that if one terrorist organization has access to such weapons, ISIS won’t be far behind.

7. Churches and synagogues — On Nov. 18, 2014, two Muslim men attacked Jewish worshipers at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem. Wielding axes and guns, they killed four. It was one of many terror attacks on houses of worship through the years.

8. Schools — Terror groups regularly train to attack schools. In 2014, school children were abducted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, and 140 school children were killed by terrorists in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan. In early 2015, the BBC reported that "Terror attacks on schools and colleges around the world have risen to higher levels than at any point in more than 40 years, according to a long-term analysis of global terrorism."

Compiled By Mike Garcia