World News | Suspicious Item Near UN Headquarters Prompts Security Response in New York; Area Reopened
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to a Secret Service spokesperson, the closure was carried out at around 12 pm on Wednesday (local time) as a precautionary measure for public safety while authorities investigated the suspicious item.
New York [US], September 24 (ANI): The US Secret Service and New York City Police Department (NYPD) temporarily closed locations near East 46th Street and Second Avenue in New York after a suspicious item was reported near the United Nations headquarters, before reopening the area after determining there was no threat.
According to a Secret Service spokesperson, the closure was carried out at around 12 pm on Wednesday (local time) as a precautionary measure for public safety while authorities investigated the suspicious item.
Also Read | Russia Will Not Pause Military Operation for Ukraine Talks, Sergey Lavrov Tells UN.
"The Secret Service and its security partners closed locations near 46th Street and Second Avenue in New York out of an abundance of caution for public safety while they investigated a suspicious item," the spokesperson said.
"The item posed no threat to the public, and the area was promptly reopened," the spokesperson added.
Also Read | Woman Trapped Next to Passenger Mast*rbating on United Airlines Flight, Passenger Departs Without Detention.
The incident led to security measures and traffic restrictions in the Midtown Manhattan area during the investigation.
This was the second such incident reported in the area in recent days. A day earlier, a suspicious package near New York's 43rd Street and Third Avenue was cleared and deemed not suspicious.
The New York City Police Department said in a post on X, “The package has been cleared and deemed to not be suspicious. 43rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue remains closed.”
A Secret Service spokesperson told ANI, "At approximately 3 p.m. on Sept. 22, the Secret Service and its security partners closed locations near 43rd Street and Third Avenue in New York out of an abundance of caution for public safety while they investigated a suspicious item. The item posed no threat to the public, and the area was promptly reopened."
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly is underway in New York, with the high-level general debate scheduled from September 22-26 and on September 28.
The session's theme is “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All.” High-level meetings are also being held on climate action, development, sea-level rise, and pandemic preparedness. (ANI)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)