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Isis hijacks NHS ad to discourage people from smoking

on Nov 29, 2015 | 0 comments

By Seb Joseph

A new anti-smoking campaign by The Islamic State: Smoking killed millions ! pic.twitter.com/B1SEVFrcHV

— Pieter Van Ostaeyen (@p_vanostaeyen) November 26, 2015

Jihadist extremist militant group Isis has “borrowed” NHS anti-smoking adverts in a bid to convince people living under its role to stop smoking.

The terror group, which is currently encamped across Syria and Iraq, has forbidden smoking under a strict interpretation of traditional Islamic law, reports The Independent. An image Isis posted on social media showed the anti-smoking message that would appear to have taken heavy inspiration from a Public Health campaign in 2013.

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Source: The Drum