Hundreds of NYPD officers searched vehicles at checkpoints around Lower Manhattan on Friday night and this morning in response to an unverified “dirty” bomb threat, officials said.
Officers opened van doors, scanned trucks, and searched trunks at checkpoints on Canal Street and Bowery, in the financial district, and near the Holland Tunnel and other entry points. Police also deployed extra radiological sensors and increased helicopter and boat patrols, officials said.
The increased security measures were halted shortly before before noon Saturday, and police reported no terror-related arrests or discoveries.
According to the Associated Press, the threat originated on the Israeli-Debka News Website.
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Ah, yes, Debka, that highly reliable news source.
In my experience they’re dead wrong half the time, and the other half is exaggerated.
Actually Debka is right on the money albeit a few months early. If you want to know about something BEFORE it happens, they are where you should look.
shazam,
So why do waste your time with them? I stopped ages ago.
3. Me too. My comment was based on my previous experience, compared to the other sources I had access to up until a few months ago.