More than 1,000 police officers will secure the Israel Day Parade in New York City, set to make its way down Fifth Avenue later today.
No specific threats have been made against the parade, which celebrates Israel’s statehood.
The police officers stationed along the route will include counterterror teams armed with assault rifles, the New York Daily News reports.
The personnel also will include radiation-detection teams, sharpshooters, and bomb squads, the New York Post reports, citing NYPD counterterrorism chief John Miller.
Garbage trucks filled with sand will block streets to prevent car-ramming attacks.
Miller also tells reporters that the stepped up security is due to current world events, including dozens of terror attacks in Israel and the Middle East over the last year.
“We urge people if you see something say something. If you observe suspicious activity, before you tweet it or videotape it, call 911,” Miller says.
— JTA
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