[ RadSafe ] " New York on alert for 'radiological threat' "

[Jaro]

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=95b656c1-e342-4d96-
a759-94e056c9543d
August 12, 2007
New York on alert for 'radiological threat'
Reuters

Police manned checkpoints and set up radiological monitoring equipment in
Manhattan and the city's other boroughs over the weekend in response to
unverified threats by Al-

Qa'ida on the Internet of dirty bomb attacks.

The moves stemmed from an "unverified radiological threat," a police
department statement said, adding the city's alert status remained at
"orange" and stressing the increased security was precautionary.

The checkpoints went up Friday night and continued yesterday at transit
points into and out of Manhattan, including the Holland tunnel, which
connects lower Manhattan with New Jersey.

Authorities were responding to Internet chatter reported on Israeli website
www.debka.com, which reported a rush of chatter on Al-Qa'ida sites in recent
days, including one saying there would be an attack "by means of trucks
loaded with radioactive material against America's biggest city and
financial nerve centre."

Another mentioned New York, Los Angeles and Miami as targets, the
Jerusalem-based DEBKAfile Internet news site reported.

In response, police stepped up use of radiological sensors to monitor the
streets, water and air throughout the city.





















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