Politics & Government
Religious Terror Threats Worry Residents
Attacks on Sikhs in Wisconsin, threats to Jewish houses of worship, and suspicious packages are prompting precautions.
A high-powered, raised concerns as the Jewish High Holidays approach.
Federal officials, including Congressmen Peter King, R-Seaford, and Steve Israel, D-Huntington, along with members of the FBI and Office of Homeland Security on the precautions they should take in the wake of recent, non-specific terror threats against U.S. targets.
They stressed that there is no specific, credible threat against any Long Island synagogue or other institution. They urged the leaders to be vigilant and consider a security assessment provided at no cost by the government.
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It's been nearly 11 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. And yet a in Farmingdale Tuesday caused hour-long delays on the Ronkonkoma branch.
How seriously do you consider the threats against the United States? Are we as Americans over-reacting? Do you live in fear of foreign ? Do you feel anger or even rage about what is going on?
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