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By NBC News
The top cop in the nation’s biggest city said that because of ISIS and other terror threats, the U.S. has entered one of the most dangerous periods since 9/11 terror—and the risk will only increase.
“Since 9/11, the NYPD has always been at a very high level of concern and focus on the counterterrorism issues and the issue of dealing with terrorism,” said New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton in an interview with NBC News. “Those that have been involved in it for a number of years in New York City and the NYPD believe that this period of time is one of the most significant dangerous periods ever seen since 9/11 13 years ago…”
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