Cops on terror alert after ISIS threatens cricket World Cup match on Long Island: ‘Tightest security’
NY Post
Police are ramping up security on Long Island after ISIS threatened to disrupt an upcoming cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at an East Meadow stadium, authorities said Wednesday.
While officials said there had been no “specific threat” of a terror attack at Eisenhower Stadium during the June 9 match, cops are taking no chances when the international championship comes to town.
“This will be the tightest security that Nassau County has ever seen,” Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. “Every single asset in the police department is involved, including our intelligence.
“We have partnered with the NYPD, the MTA, the New York State Police, Suffolk County, FBI and DHS, Customs, have all provided briefings,” Ryder said. “Everything is credible.”
The heightened security follows an ominous online post by the Islamic State on matrix.com.
The May 28 post shows a hooded individual with a rifle strapped to their back, with the message reading, “You wait for the matches… and we wait for you.”
