Terror Threat Spurs Tighter New York Security on Sept. 11
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Authorities in New York and New Jersey increased security after reports of a credible, uncorroborated threat that terrorists may be plotting an attack in the city around the Sept. 11 anniversary.
Police cruisers took up positions on midtown blocks on Lexington, Park and Fifth avenues in Manhattan yesterday as officers stopped trucks and other vehicles for inspection. Police today were stopping trucks on Broadway near Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, a few blocks from Ground Zero.