NYPD: Iran Has Conducted Surveillance in NYC

(AP) Eileen Sullivan - Authorities have interviewed at least 13 people since 2005 with ties to Iran's government who were seen taking pictures of New York City landmarks, a senior New York Police Department official said Wednesday, bolstering concerns that Iran or its proxy terrorist group could be prepared to strike inside the U.S. Mitchell Silber, the NYPD's director of intelligence analysis, told Congress that New York's international significance as a terror target and its large Jewish population make the city a likely place for Iran and Hizbullah to strike.


2012-03-22 00:00:00

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