Only On ABC-7: Debunking ISIS-in-Mexico rumor
only on abc-seven tonight … a follow up to a report about a supposed isis training camp in anapra. as we told you, federal authorities found no evidence to support an article posted online and spread by social media. the details new tonight with border reporter angela kocherga: s/Anapra, Mexico The small community Anapra, just West of Juarez finds itself at the center of a growing rumor “Yo creo que rumor no” That has set up a training camp here. these girls walking home from school found it humorous. But according to the headline in the local paper the “barrio i being badmouthed” by th claim. 9:41:54 cuando miramos alguien extra?o This mother of three says she and her neighbors would have noticed any strangers, especially foreigners – 9:48:48 Luego, luego se conoce en el habla . This man says people can even tell if someone is from another part of Mexico simply by their regional accent. We saw truckloads of students not militants. And this guy recruiting — for area factories looking for workers. The only army we found was a group armed with brooms and shovels — part a spring cleaning effort. Locals in this working class Mexican community echo authorities in the u.s. who say there’s no evidence to support the claims by the website “Judicial Watch that the notorious terror group has established a base here –so close to the u-s. s/Angela Kocherga, near Anapra I’m here at the border fence near Anapra and as you can see its desert but by no means an isolated stretch. There are lots of border patrol agents on the other side, cameras, sensors, technology, all keeping an eye on the border and those who are trying to come across. And while Helicopters and drones give authorities a bird’s eye view of the border On the ground — residents in this close knit community are confident there are no isis soldiers in their midst. and federal agencies here on the border also say it appears isis is not in our area. a big announcement regarding the el paso school district tonight. the state commissioner of
