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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD is urging banks in New York City to step up security in their mail rooms.
1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria Hears From Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne
The move comes after a letter bomb was sent to the Joseph Ackerman, CEO of Deutsche Bank, and was received in Frankfurt, Germany. It was intercepted in the mail room after being detected by an x-ray machine. The bomb didn’t go off, and no one was injured. It’s not clear who sent the bomb or why.
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While there’s no known threat to New York City tied to this incident, an FBI official told CBS 2 that the Joint Terrorism Task Force is speaking with German authorities to help assess the potential of a threat here at home.
New York banks are advised to “take precautions” following the discovery of the device. They NYPD also stepped up security at the Deutsche Bank headquarters on Wall Street.
“It’s not based on any specific threat to any of these institutions in New York, but just out of an abundance of caution,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria.
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5 Comments
i guess the same way the greedy elite live with themselves after making off with the global economy
December 9, 2011 at 10:25 pm
If there were a way to ensure that only CEOs would be blown up, then bring on the bombs!
December 8, 2011 at 7:54 am
It was to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombing of pearl harbor by the Germans.
December 8, 2011 at 6:57 am
Thought Ted Kaczynski was in jail.
December 8, 2011 at 4:18 am
Mail Bombs! How mentally sick. Postal workers, Low salaried company mail clerks, secretaries would be the ones most probably injured. How can people who send such bombs live with themselves other than in a haze of delusion and paranoia.
December 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm