In New York, will increase security measures in connection with the tragedy in Paris

After the attack on the editorial board of a satirical newspaper in Paris, security measures were intensified in Spain, the United Kingdom and other European countries.

Recall 7 January in Paris, three unidentified persons attacked the editorial satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The attackers shouted “Allah akbar!” And “We avenged the prophet.” The attack killed 12 people, including editor-in-chief Stephan Charbonnier. The attackers fled the scene. In the case of a terrorist attack on the editorial Charlie Hebdo arrested nine people.

Law enforcement agencies in New York, as journalists learned, have also increased the presence of armed law enforcement officers in “risk areas,” including newspaper editorial offices and television studios. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the measures were being taken out of an abundance of caution. There were no specific threats against journalists, newspapers, television channels or other media, New York authorities assured.

What kind of media is heavily guarded, the police for security purposes do not disclose.

New York police are investigating the details of the attack on the editorial board of the Paris newspaper. American experts got acquainted with the video recorded on surveillance cameras and discussed the circumstances of the tragedy with their French colleagues.

The attackers "were no strangers" and represented "an example of the ever-changing face of terrorism," Commissioner Bill Bratton said in a speech to newly sworn NYPD officers at Queens College.

“They [terrorists] don't seem to be very concerned about covering their tracks, escaping the scene, and reducing their chances of being found. They are much more concerned about whether they can carry out their bloody plan, says Bratton. “They do not act like people who have taken up arms for the first time. Most likely, these terrorists underwent special training or took part in hostilities in one of the hot spots.”

It was repeatedly confirmed that today thousands of citizens of France, Great Britain and other EU countries are fighting on the side of the militants of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, meanwhile, expressed his deepest condolences to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo by phone. The mayor's representatives said de Blasio and Hidalgo "refuse to be intimidated by terrorists and will do everything possible to prevent attackers from attacking free speech."