NYPD Unveils Anti-Terrorism Unit To Deal With Protesters

The New York Police Department is developing a new anti-terrorism unit that will be deployed, in part, to contend with protestors.

The “Strategic Response Group,” a unit of approximately 350 officers, will handle “disorder control and counterterrorism protection capabilities, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Thursday, according to CBS New York.

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The department did not immediately responded to a request for comment from The Huffington Post.

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