An antisemitism campaigner has reported a death threat to police saying, "I will not be intimidated or silenced".
Fiona Sharpe said she was receiving support from CST and Labour Against Antisemitism. She shared the threat, which was sent on Twitter and said "Tick tock. Karma is coming" along with a bomb symbol.
I’ll admit, waking up to tweets like this is not pleasant. Thanks to @CST_UK, @LabourAgainstAS @GnasherJew for their support. This is now in the hands of the police. I will not be intimidated or silenced. I will never stop calling out antisemitism wherever I see it. #BeLouder pic.twitter.com/F3gMIMLbj5
— Fiona Sharpe (@SharpeFiona) August 12, 2019
"This is now in the hands of the police. I will not be intimidated or silenced. I will never stop calling out antisemitism wherever I see it," Ms Sharpe said.
The Twitter account that sent the threat @Lucy_Loobie remains active and has tweeted defences of itself.
The account, which says it is shared between several people, said to one person: "It was about time running out not a bomb you silly people."
The Labour Against Antisemitism campaign group, for whom Ms Sharpe is a spokesperson called the tweet a "disgusting" threat.
This is a disgusting, racially motivated threat against our spokesman @SharpeFiona.
— LAAS (@LabourAgainstAS) August 12, 2019
Labour Against Antisemitism will not tolerate threats of violence against our activists - this has been reported both to the @CST_UK and to the police. https://t.co/HS0lGGAcbp
"Labour Against Antisemitism will not tolerate threats of violence against our activists - this has been reported both to the CST and the police," they said.
