NYPD deploying extra security around New York City after terrorist attacks in Paris
De Blasio: 'Our hearts are with the people of Paris'
The NYPD is deploying extra security around New York City after terrorist attacks in Paris that have left as many as 120 dead.
The department issued a statement Friday evening noting that the NYPD is “in close touch” with their French police counterparts, as well as the FBI.
As part of an” enhanced counterterrorism overlay” the Counterterrorism Bureau has deployed NYPD Counterterrorism Response Command (CRC) resources as well as the Critical Response Group (SRG) and Hercules Teams to crowded areas around the city, according to the department. Specific deployments at French government locations in New York City were made immediately after the attacks.
French President Francois Hollande announced that he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency, according to AP. Many of those killed were in a popular concert hall called the Bataclan; others were killed in a restaurant. Earlier Friday, two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium north of Paris.