NYPD Beefs Up Times Square Security After Online Call for ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacks
The New York Police Department has increased security in Times Square after a post on an Islamic State-affiliated message board encouraged “Lone Wolves in America” to attack New York and other locations across the country. However, law enforcement officials stressed that they have no credible information about specific terror plots in the city, according to the Associated Press.
(c) Provided by Washington Post New York City police officers stand guard in Times Square on Sept. 17. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said the beefed up security “is something we’d normally do at this time of year anyway,” referring to upcoming Jewish holidays and the annual gathering of international dignitaries for the United Nations General Assembly in the city. Bratton, the New York Times reported, acknowledged that the Islamic State’s online recruitment efforts are “a current threat.” But, the Bratton said: “There is no direct actionable intelligence in our possession that indicates an attack in the Times Square area or anywhere else in the city for that matter.”
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