Obama resolute; will not let Americans be terrorised: White House

December 16, 2015 04:00

US President Barack Obama is resolute in his refusal to allow America and its citizens be terrorised, the White House has said, hours after all public schools in Los Angeles were closed after electronic threat.

"The president is resolute in his refusal to allow this country and our citizens to be terrorised. And there are several things the president is doing about that," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference.

All public schools in Los Angeles were closed due to an unspecified "electronic" threat which affected over 660,000 students in one of the largest School District in the US. New York schools have received similar threats but they decided not to close the schools. The FBI is investigating the matter.

Obama was briefed about the incident early in the morning, the White House said. "We have engaged this aggressive campaign to counter ISIL, to degrade and ultimately destroy that organisation.

That's an indication and should be an indication to you and to the American public that the president and the federal government are cognisant of the risks and are taking appropriate steps to protect the American people," Earnest said.

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