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New York police beef up security for Thanksgiving parade

New York police are planning extra security along the route of Thanksgiving Day parade in the city Thursday.


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New York police are planning extra security along the route of Thanksgiving Day parade in the city Thursday.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said there has been a recent increase in communications between suspected terrorists intercepted by intelligence agencies. However, no specific threat has been made against any target in the city, he said.

"We've done a couple of additional things this year," Kelly said, "It's a kind of the confluence of events. The bombing in Turkey, obviously the ongoing situation in Iraq, the bombing in Saudi Arabia..., all these things have come together to heighten some concerns, so we put some additional measures in place."

Some of those measures include a ban on backpacks for spectators, increased patrols, helicopters hovering overhead and officers positioned on rooftops.

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the New York city has remained on a high terrorist alert.Police in the city have stepped up security in areas around potential targets, such as major landmarks, tunnels and bridges following terror attacks abroad or when federal authorities have received information about potential attacks at home.


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