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Federal and local law-enforcement officials issued a warning late yesterday afternoon of vague and uncorroborated threats against the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty, as the city imposed security measures not seen since the first months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Yesterday'...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author DAN BARRY AND AL BAKER, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 22.05.2002
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Summary:Federal and local law-enforcement officials issued a warning late yesterday afternoon of vague and uncorroborated threats against the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty, as the city imposed security measures not seen since the first months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Yesterday's warning by law-enforcement officials also came as the city was preparing for Fleet Week 2002, which begins today Wednesday with the arrival of 22 Navy warships, Coast Guard cutters and other vessels. that will ultimately create a parade of ships up the Hudson River. Given the patriotic flavor of the maritime event, military and law-enforcement officials have been working for months on security plans for the vessels and their 6,000 sailors. Among the many security measures being enforced by the Coast Guard is the establishment of a 200-yard restricted zone around any U.S. vessel that is moored or anchored. "The Coast Guard is at the most heightened state it has been at since World War II," Petty Officer Frank Bari, a Coast Guard spokesman, said.
ISSN:1068-624X