The operator of Westfield shopping centres in Australia says there's no evidence of an imminent threat to its shops, but it will take steps to keep them safe.
Video footage has been released urging Muslim extremists to attack shopping malls in the US, Canada, Britain and other western countries.
Scentre Group, which operates 47 Westfield branded shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, says they are taking steps to keep their shopping centres safe.
"There is no evidence of an imminent threat to our shopping centres but as always Scentre Group will take every available step to keep our shopping centres safe for staff, retailers and customers," it said in a statement on Monday.
This comes after a masked narrator of a 76-minute video, purported to be released on the internet by Somalia's al-Shabab, concluded by calling on Muslims to attack shopping malls, specifically mentioning the Westfield mall in Stratford, England, the Mall of American Minnesota and the West Edmonton Mall in Canada.
No specific attack in Australia or New Zealand is mentioned.
"Scentre Group's policy is to not publicly discuss security procedures, however our heads of security continue to coordinate their activities with police and government agencies," the statement said.
"As usual, significant resources continue to be devoted to security arrangements in our offices and shopping centres and they continue to operate as normal."
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