Secret Service probes Facebook threat

CBS/AP

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service is investigating three threatening messages that were posted on the White House's Facebook page.

The messages included a picture of Osama bin Laden. One said, "We'll come back 11/9/2011 to kill u all." Another showed small plane icons and said, "Today we'll come 11/9/2011."

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the agency has referred the messages to its Internet threat desk.

Donovan says the Secret Service has a process in place to handle the wide spectrum of Internet threats, social media posts and tweets brought to the attention of officials.

The White House referred all questions to the Secret Service.

The messages were first reported by WNBC in New York.

[ParkyPundit]

TROLLS? Now we gotta be scared of Muslims AND Trolls? And trolls aren't those cute fuzzy little dolls with the colorful hair, either. They live under bridges and eat goats! FEAR! FIRE! FOES!!!

Stay Afraid! If the White House Facebook page isn't safe, are ANY of our Facebook pages safe?

http://wp.me/p1Pzeu-3g

[pjsuther]

I don't get it - what's so special about November 9th?

[msay3]

Possibly an anagram?

[kbbpll]

Just Al Quesadilla trying to pretend they're still relevant now that Osama chum Laden is feeding crabs.

Or pimply teenagers about to get a lesson on free speech from the Secret Service.

[ParkyPundit]

THIS is all you gotta do to make the news and get everybody all scared? Post scary messages on a friggin' FACEBOOK PAGE???

Sweet Jesus McGee!

http://mybrainflakes.com/?p=19

[ZunarJ59]

Bush did it !

[get_down]

My guess is probably some unemployed punk plays pranks on the WH.

[gjc1n1]

Or an employed punk...