D.C. police and Montgomery police said in statements Thursday evening there were no credible threats to the area.
Police agencies in the D.C. region say they have received no credible threats to the area, but are stepping up police presence. Police in the Washington region will have an increased presence at places of worship, and some schools plan to close Friday after a former Hamas leader called for supporters to come out for a day of rage, the militant group’s standard call for demonstrations.
New York Mayor Eric Adams , speaking at an evening news conference Thursday, said there are no credible threats against the city, but citing a large demonstration planned for Friday in Times Square, he said New Yorkers “must remain vigilant.”Leaders of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, which is based in Rockville, Md.
Neither the temple nor the preschool had received any credible threat as of late Thursday evening, Heather Garrett, the congregation’s executive director, emphasized in an interview. But “out of an abundance of caution, we’re taking heightened security measures,” she said. Late Thursday night, preschool officials announced the school would be closed Friday.Spokespeople from Montgomery Public Schools encouraged students to attend class and said their staff “will maintain heightened awareness.
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