
NYC officials beef up police presence for Friday 'global day of Jihad' despite 'no specific, credible threats'
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A “global day of Jihad" called by Hamas leaders to protest and join the fight against Israel on Friday has New York City and other cities beefing up police presence and security despite no specific threats.
"We are aware of the concern that postings circulating online have caused, and we have increased our uniform deployments at large gatherings and cultural sites to ensure public safety out of an abundance of caution," the statement concluded. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
On Thursday evening, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city faith leaders to speak with reporters about the added precautions.
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