A knock-off Lego company from China has been exporting terror themed lego sets that fight against counter-terror figurines complete with extremist rhetoric.
In a set the knock-off company is calling Falcon Commandos, an obvious play on the intellectual property of G.I. Joe, Islamic Extremist mini figurines are sold in sets that conduct guerrilla warfare against counter-terror police. The sets are complete with flags containing extremist rhetoric, and even easily beheaded figurines.
Concerns over the sets were first raised by a mother in Taiping, north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She had purchased them for less than $2 for her 2-year-old son, only to be horrified to find that the sets contained extremist rhetoric and propaganda when they were opened. Malaysia is an Islamic majority country. As of 2013, there were approximately 19.5 million Muslim adherents, or 61.3% of the population.
The serial numbers were traced back to a manufacturing company in China.