NYPD boosts security for Thanksgiving parade after threat
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Police Department plans to beef up security for next week's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after a recent edition of a magazine published by the Islamic State called the event an "excellent target."
The Nov. 11 edition of Rumiyah, the terrorist group's English language propaganda magazine, focused on vehicular attacks and specifically highlighted the iconic parade through Manhattan.
John Miller, the NYPD'S deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, says police had already implemented precautionary measures for such an attack.
