Saturday’s attack on the British capital once again demonstrated that the inhabitants of any town may suddenly become a terrorist target. In order to protect from the dangers of new Yorkers, on Sunday, the police involved in the city’s elite anti-terrorist squads.
Team critical response appeared in places of the big congestion of the people and near tourist attractions, particularly on times Square.
In the Department for the fight against terrorism, I assure you, it’s about a specific terrorist threat is not, and to increase security in the city has decided as a precaution.
While there are no specific/credible threats to #NYC, our Critical Response Command is deployed at heavily travelled pedestrian locations pic.twitter.com/0AS5gItVRk
— NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) June 3, 2017
«Safety is our main priority, so I instructed law enforcement agencies to strengthen security measures and increase the presence in public places,»- said on his Twitter page, Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Safety is our top priority. I have directed law enforcement to step up security and patrols at high-profile locations across New York.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 4, 2017
Yesterday’s attacks in London shocked the world. After 22:00 in the UK capital, there were just two attacks on residents. First, the minibus drove into a crowd of people on London bridge, then the terrorists got out of the car and began to finish off the victims with knives, a few minutes later the three men were attacked with machetes at the café in the indoor market borough market.
As a result of two attacks that injured 48 people, more than 20 have been critically injured and seven victims died.
