August 11, 2007 -- In a show of force, the NYPD mobilized hundreds of anti-terrorism cops last night after an Internet report of a "dirty bomb" threat targeting the city surfaced, authorities said.
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DEBKA file - which attempts to report on the actions and chatter among al Qaeda cells - posted the story yesterday on its Web site, claiming that New York would be attacked in the coming days "by means of trucks loaded with radioactive material against America's biggest city and financial nerve center."
The threats were allegedly found in an exchange of messages over the terror group's internal Internet sites.
Taking precautions against the threats, officers were mobilized and checkpoints set up throughout the city - at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and various locations in lower Manhattan, including the Financial District - to conduct searches and monitor suspicious activity.
"While the threat remains unverified, our counter-terrorism posture has been modified to include increased deployment of radiological sensors," said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.
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The threats were made this week after a videotape released last Sunday by the American al Qaeda spokesman, Adam Gadahn, was not taken seriously enough by government officials.
source: NY Post
The original warning was apparently found on the DEBKAfile website. Personally the few times I have read the site I haven't found it that useful of accurate but I am not a close follower of it so I could be wrong.
Nothing in the NY Times.
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