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Scottish tourism account speaks after alleged 'bomb threats' posted to 140k followers
['Donald Erskine']
The Herald | News
Read More: Police probe 'bomb threats' posted on Scottish Instagram accountOne post read: “Hello, we are from the terrorist group WF.
Read More:Police Scotland has said that they are aware of posts shared on social media threatening to “bomb” public buildings, supposedly including "shopping centres and universities".
At the time of writing, the account has 140,466 followers on Instagram and has now released a statement addressing the posts.
100Scotland released a statement on the account on Tuesday; it read: "Earlier today, our Instagram account was hacked, and unauthorized content was posted by a third party.
The "hacked" posts also advertised a Telegram account.