Online jihadist hails power of social media after Texas attack

By David Wroe and Nick O'Malley
Updated May 6 2015 - 8:13am, first published 7:58am
A tweet from Australi Witness after the Texas attack.The image is of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Photo: Site Intelligence
A tweet from Australi Witness after the Texas attack.The image is of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Photo: Site Intelligence

An Australian Twitter user and Islamic State supporter who appeared to encourage the terrorist attack on an anti-Islamic cartoon event in the US says his movement is "winning the minds of the young generation".