NYC on heightened terror alert after Iranian commander’s killing

Source: Politico | January 3, 2020 | Erin Durkin

NEW YORK — New York City is bracing for the increased risk of a terrorist attack after the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by U.S. forces in Iraq, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.

“No one has to be reminded that New York City is the number one terror target in the United States,” de Blasio said at a press conference at City Hall that he called in response to the killing. “We have to recognize that this creates a whole series of dangerous possibilities for our city.”

The NYPD will deploy additional, heavily armed officers at prominent sites around the city, officials said.

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There is no specific, credible threat against the city, and officials said they expected any effort to target New York locations could take weeks or months to plan, with more immediate retaliation more likely overseas.

“There will not be a moment where we let down our guard,” de Blasio said. “What we have to assume, based on previous knowledge, is that the Iranians would have an interest in prominent targets — well-known American locations — so we’ll obviously keep special watch over those.”

The NYPD was notified of the strike shortly after it happened by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, said John Miller, the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.

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