The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Memphis Division has issued a warning to police officers about a threat from Islamic militants to blow up the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge in December.

Fox News Memphis said the I-55 bridge has been mentioned in a terrorist plot from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS or Islamic State. The bridge, which connects Tennessee and Arkansas, is crossed by nearly 56,000 vehicles a day. Barge traffic also uses the river under the bridge.

"According to an anonymous complainant, as of December 2014, ISIS instructed an ISIS member, a presumed (a person living) in Memphis, with a direct order to blow up the Memphis-Arkansas bridge on an unknown date, activating ISIS terror cells in the United States," the warning reads.

FBI officials said there is no "actionable intelligence" regarding to the attack.



The Memphis Division's FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the threat and officers are patrolling the area. Cameras also provide constant surveillance of the bridge.