New York City on High Alert: : NYPD Orders All Officers to Report in Uniform After Ex-Hamas Leader Calls for ‘Jihad’ Worldwide

Source: NYPD Counterterrorism

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has ordered all its officers to report for duty in uniform starting this Friday. The directive comes in response to a call for global demonstrations in support of Palestinians by Khaled Meshaal, the former leader of Hamas.

The NYPD issued a memo on Wednesday night obtained by the New York Post instructing all uniformed members of the service, regardless of rank, to “perform duty in the uniform of the day and be prepared for deployment.” The memo also stated that no excuses or shift changes would be granted and that the order would remain in effect “until further notice.”

“We’re trying to make sure that violence doesn’t manifest on the streets of New York City,” said Dep.

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