
The American authorities have arrested Ridon Kola, a young Albanian man, who is accused of making threats before the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Yonkers, New York.
Ridon Kola is accused of threatening to kill the officers present and the mayor at the parade. " This is what terrorists want to do. They want to terrorize your thoughts and make you afraid ," said Mayor Mike Spano.
An investigation revealed disturbing threats by Kola on social media. According to American media, Kola allegedly expressed support for ISIS and radical Islamic extremism.
The FBI says he sent a message directly to the Yonkers Police Department, which read: I'm going to cross Yonkers cops and their bosses along McLean Street. It will be a scene of horror... Allahu Akbarr .
The 32-year-old lives near the street where the parade takes place. He was also questioned by the authorities in the past about these messages. But this time, the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force and the NYPD put him in handcuffs.
The US prosecutor said that this month, Kola praised Sayfullo Saipov, calling him a brother. Saipov is in prison for life because he used a truck to run over 8 people and injured several others.
The US Department of Justice has made public some details of the investigation against Kola. On November 9, 2021, Kola sent a message to the Yonkers Police Department where he wrote in Albanian: I will massacre you little girls.
On December 5, 2021, he sent a message again. " Starting from tomorrow I will start killing your officers. Just to know who does it, I'm Ridon Kola, Albanian blood ", he said.
Meanwhile, he continued with the posts and on March 12, 2023, he posted a picture with an ax in his hand, where he wrote in Albanian: Come traitors, I'm waiting for you.