Washington, Oct. 18 (ANI): The National Geographic Channel has beefed up security at its Washington headquarters after being 'bombarded' by threats over its upcoming film, "SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden," a source has said.
The movie has prompted threats from what one source called "Muslim extremist groups" due to which the network, also called NatGeo, felt it had to take the action.
"They have been bombarded with phone calls and blog posts, saying that anyone airing a film like this is asking for trouble," the source added.
"Enough threats have come in that the network is on higher security alert. They have a huge public building, with a museum and 1,600 people working," the New York Post quoted the source, as saying.
The network was already receiving sharp criticism for its decision to debut the feature-length TV movie Nov. 4, two days before the presidential election, the report said.
Critics charged the timing was calculated to boost President Barack Obama's campaign.
The film's distributor is staunch Obama supporter Harvey Weinstein. The channel has, however, denied that accusations.
Despite the threat, a representative for National Geographic said that the channel will air the film "no matter what," adding, "We are big believers in the First Amendment." (ANI)
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