article_snippet.sent: Social media experts say Social media experts have found a shocking connection between online traffic in downtown Baltimore on Monday and activity recorded during last year's violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
article_snippet.sent: A leading data mining firm, which has asked to remain anonymous because of its government work said Link suggests the presence of 'professional protesters' or anarchists who are in Baltimore and are looking to take advantage of Gray death to incite more violence.
article_snippet.sent: Not all the accounts called for outright violence, but at the very least, the tweets were menacing and ominous, reports Fox News.
article_snippet.sent: One account - also linked to the recent union protests in New York City and other disturbances - tweeted photos of Gray's funeral and used language anticipating Monday's violent clashes.
article_snippet.sent: Fox News has also identified a recent social media spike in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City of protesters looking for rides to Baltimore, suggesting that the situation may not be over just yet.
article_snippet.sent: The use of social media to fuel violence in Baltimore has already been highlighted by law enforcement.
article_snippet.sent: Missouri State Highway Patrol officers listen to taunts from demonstrators during a protest over the death of Michael Williams last August  in Ferguson: Social media experts have linked the presence of 'professional protesters' or anarchists to both events .
article_snippet.sent: As the message spread across social media, law enforcement mobilized troops while businesses rolled down businesses shutters and the University of Maryland canceled classes.
article_snippet.sent: On Tuesday, social media rumors of another 'purge' led Security Square Mall - five miles from where yesterday's riots took place - to close its doors, The Baltimore Sun reported.
article_snippet.sent: 3pm: Riots break out on the Westside of Baltimore and mushroom across the city after a flier is circulated online calling for a 'purge'.
highlights_snippet.sent: Link suggests the presence of 'professional protesters' or anarchists who looking to take advantage of Freddie Gray's death to incite more violence .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: One account  tweeted photos of Gray's funeral and used language anticipating Monday's violent clashes .
  