New York Police Assessing Credibility of Terrorist Threat on Elections Eve
TEHRAN(Basirat)-According to the spokesperson of New York Police Department, the department is assessing the reliability of data that al-Qaeda is planning attack on New York on the eve of US presidential elections.
New York Police Department (NYPD) assessing the reliability of
intelligence that al-Qaeda is planning attack on New York the day before
US presidential elections, NYPD Deputy Commissioner spokesperson
Stephen P. Davis told Sputnik on Friday.
"We are still assessing the credibility of intel. Our security remains a shared responsibility. We continue to encourage anyone who may possess any information to contact us,” Davis said.
"We are still assessing the credibility of intel. Our security remains a shared responsibility. We continue to encourage anyone who may possess any information to contact us,” Davis said.
Davis noted NYPD was working with the FBI as well as counterterrorism and intelligence bureaus in light of the reports.
"In every case, we take any intelligence reports regarding New York City seriously," he stressed.
"In every case, we take any intelligence reports regarding New York City seriously," he stressed.
US intelligence officials reportedly alerted state and local
law-enforcement authorities of a potential terrorist attack in several
states, including New York on the day before the election, CBS News
reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
