Police in NYC Ramp Up Security After Manchester Blast Kills More Than a Dozen
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The NYPD is heightening security around the city after the Manchester bombing, as they usually do after incidents abroad. The department is concentrating extra attention on concert venues and stadiums, which are known as soft targets and can be very challenging to protect. Marc Santia reports.
Police increased security at tourist hot-spots and other heavily-trafficked areas of New York City after an explosion outside an Ariana Grande concert killed nearly two dozen people and injured scores more at an arena in Britain on Monday, senior law enforcement officials told News 4.
At least 22 people were killed and dozens more were hurt after an explosion outside Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert, officials say. Katherine Creag reports.
Gov. Cuomo said that state law enforcement officers will step up security and patrols in response.
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Renee Rachel Black, right, is comforted by her friend Sadiq Patel in front of flower tributes at Albert Square central Manchester, England, Wednesday May 24, 2017. Police confirmed that more than 20 people were killed in an explosion following a Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena late Monday evening. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point.
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Thirteen year old Iqra Saied, who attended the Ariana Grande concert looks at floral tributes and messages as the working day begins on May 24, 2017 in Manchester, England.
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People gather around floral tributes to the victims of the Manchester attack ahead of ahead of a vigil by religious leaders from across Manchester in St Ann's Square on May 24, 2017 in Manchester, England. An explosion at Manchester Arena on the night of May 22, as people left the Ariana Grande concert, caused 22 fatalities and injured many more.
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Members of the public pause to look at floral tributes and messages as the working day begins on May 24, 2017, in Manchester, England. An explosion occurred at Manchester Arena on the evening of May 22 as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had performed.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May visits Evie Mills at May 23, 2017, after Mills came out of a successful operation on her leg. Mills was injured when a 22-year-old suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
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An armed soldier and an armed police officer patrol outside the Houses of Parliament on May 24, 2017, in London, England. Military personnel are being deployed around the country as the UK terror status is elevated to Critical in the wake of the Manchester Arena Terror Attack which took place on Monday night. Changing the Guard at the Buckingham Palace was cancelled and The Houses of Parliament have closed to the public.
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Liverpool FC players observe a minutes silence for the victims of the recent Manchester bombing during the International Friendly match between Sydney FC and Liverpool FC at ANZ Stadium on May 24, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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The message of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is displayed in a book of condolence at the British embassy on May 24, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. An explosion occurred at Manchester Arena as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had performed. Greater Manchester Police are treating the explosion as a terrorist attack and have confirmed 22 fatalities and 59 injured.
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Members of the Manchester Sikh Community attend a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, May 23, 2017, the day after a suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert.
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People cry after a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, May 23, 2017.
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Renee Rachel Black, right, and Sadiq Patelin pray in front of flower tributes at Albert Square central Manchester, England, May 24 2017.
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The Eiffel Tower lights fall dark at midnight in Paris, France, on Wednesday May 24, 2017 to honor the victims of the suicide attack in Manchester, England, on Monday, May 22, 2017, that left 22 people dead.
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A man carrying a floral tribute walks past a "We Love MCR" sign which have been put up all around the city after last nights terrorist attack, May 23, 2017 in Manchester, England.
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The Empire Sate Building in New York went dark on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to remember the victims of a terrorist attack in the English city of Manchester on May 22, 2017, which left 22 dead and 119 injured.
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A message is written on the pavement in Manchester, England, May 23, 2017, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left 22 people dead as it ended.
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Police escort members of the public from the Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017, in Manchester, England.
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Police forensic investigators walk along a bridge linking Victoria Station with the Manchester Arena Tuesday, May 23, 2017, after an explosion during a concert on Monday, in Manchester, England. Police say they are treating an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert as terrorism. The blast killed at least 22 people.
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President Donald Trump pauses as he makes a statement on the terrorist attack in Manchester, after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem.
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A member of Manchester's Syrian community attends a vigil, to honor the victims of Monday evening's terror attack, at Albert Square on May 23, 2017, in Manchester, England. Monday's explosion occurred at Manchester Arena as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had just finished performing.
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People attend a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England on May 23, 2017, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left 22 people dead as it ended on Monday night.
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Members of the public gather at a vigil honoring the victims of Monday evening's terror attack, at Albert Square on May 23, 2017, in Manchester, England. Monday's explosion occurred at Manchester Arena as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had just finished performing.
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Locals gather in Tarleton, England, for a vigil for Manchester explosion victims Georgina Callander and Saffie Rose Roussos, on May 23, 2017.
In a statement, Cuomo called the explosion "an inexplicable and abhorrent assault on our universal values as human beings."
Officials said New Yorkers should expect to see additional counter-terrorism officers, explosive detection dogs and subway bag-check points.
The NYPD said it’s monitoring the events in Manchester, where a blast outside an Ariana Grande concert killed at least 22 people, including some children, and injured at least 59 more people on Monday night.
Forensic evidence at the scene indicates suicide bombing outside an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena in the UK, investigators say. Jonathan Dienst reports.
Law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News that British authorities believe the explosion in Manchester was a suicide bombing. Authorities in the UK say one person was arrested in South Manchester in connection with the attack; additional details weren't immediately clear.
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill wrote on Twitter on Monday night that the department is closely monitoring the events to "determine any possible implications" for the city.
I am heartbroken by the horrific explosion in Manchester. As a precaution, state law enforcement will step up security and patrols.
Additional heavy-weapons NYPD teams are being sent to Times Square, Penn Station, bridges, tunnels, mass transit systems and Yankee Stadium, where a game took place Monday evening.
"In addition to our heavy weapons teams, New Yorkers will also see vapor wake explosive detection dogs, highly trained counterterrorisim officers, and random bag checks at transit locations," the NYPD said in a statement.
