New York City gridlock: Security beefed up at UN this year for General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Opening day at the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders saw beefed-up security measures and a suspicious package that added to the chaotic scene around U.N. headquarters in New York. For the first time, apparently in response to escalating threats, U.N. security required all staff and lower-ranking diplomats to have...
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