Posted on 12/16/2014 12:51:02 PM PST by naturalman1975
THE Australian consulate in Manhattan is being protected by the New York Police Department's elite, special forces-type Hercules Team following the deadly Sydney terror siege.
NEW York Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton are taking no chances.
The metropolis' many iconic sites, including the Empire State Building, Times Square, Wall Street and Columbus Circle, have also been beefed up with extra police following the takeover of Sydney's Lindt cafe on Monday by Iranian immigrant Man Haron Monis. "We are taking appropriate precautions, making sure we are beefing up our presence at locations related to the Australian government and other pertinent locations around the city," de Blasio told reporters.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...
For a love-in, right?
Hercules Team?
Really?
REALLY?
Just a lone gunman, not acting out the values of any particular religious group, right?</sarc>
Don’t let your child anywhere near them...
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