Berlin Attack Prompts High Security in US Where Crowds Gather at Christmastime
NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of the Berlin truck attack, police departments around the U.S. are making a show of force at places where crowds gather at Christmastime.
In New York City, police dispatched heavily-armed counterterrorism officers to stand guard at crowded pop-up Christmas markets in Union Square, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle only an hour after news broke Tuesday about the carnage in Berlin, where a stolen truck slammed into a crowd and killed 12 people.
The police department also has a program to encourage truck rental companies to report any suspicious interactions with people wanting to rent vehicles that might be used in an attack.
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Associated Press writers Karen Matthews in New York, Don Babwin in Chicago and Kristen Bender in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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