New York ramps up security after Nice terror attack
Officials in the US state of New York have intensified security measures following the deadly terrorist attack in Nice, France, which left at least 84 people dead and over 200 injured.
"I have directed state law enforcement officials to step up security at high-profile locations around the state, including our airports, bridges, tunnels and mass transit systems,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement published on Thursday.
"The New York State Police and the Joint Task Force Empire Shield have deployed additional troops in the New York metropolitan region. Public safety is paramount, and New York will continue to work aggressively with all local and federal partners to keep residents and visitors safe,” he added.
The measures were taken after at least 84 people lost their lives and over 200 others sustained injuries when a truck armed with guns and grenades rammed into a crowd of people celebrating the French National Day, commonly known as Bastille Day, in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday night.
“The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Emergency Management Watch Center will be on heightened alert, monitoring world events,” the governor noted.
“The horrific rampage in Nice is a direct attack on the universal values our two countries have long championed and upheld,” Cuomo said, adding that, “This is not only an attack on France, but an attack on democracy.”
in Manhattan, New York, on July 15, 2016. (Photo by Reuters)
No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the attack in Nice. Reports by US officials confirmed the death of two American citizens in the assault without specifying their identities.
The last time a state of emergency was imposed in New York City was on November 13, 2015, after assailants struck at least six different venues in and around Paris. The terrorist attacks, claimed by Daesh Takfiris, left 130 people dead and over 350 others wounded.
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