The New York City headquarters of the United Nations has been put on a heightened state of alert, U.N. security sources tell NewsMax's Stewart Stogel.
The alert went out last week after the FBI released a terrorist advisory, which the Department of Homeland Security later downplayed.
Even so, security around the 40-acre U.N. campus in mid-town Manhattan has been noticeably tightened.
The New York Police Department has assigned about a dozen uniformed officers to patrol the perimeter of the U.N. compound. They are supplemented by two squad cars posted at the diplomats-staff main gate. ID's for both staff, diplomats and press are now more closely scrutinized.
All of which comes less than 4 weeks before a major summit of world leaders called by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Annan has convened a special sunmit for September 14-16 to discuss issues of welfare and security first tackled at the U.N.'s millenium summit in 2000.
So far, 122 heads of state are committed to attend and an additional 55 heads of government are also expected. It will be one of the largest gatherings of world leaders ever.
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