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.

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

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