New York police are preparing to reflect chemical attacks after the poisoning of the Skripals

The law enforcement agencies of New York are preparing to repel attacks using poisonous substances in the territory of the metropolis, similar to the incident with the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in British Salisbury. According to NBC , the head of the counter -terrorist unit of the city police department John Miller said at a briefing.

According to Miller, New York police, in particular, recently conducted a series of large-scale exercises designed to increase the degree of readiness for possible incidents using chemical or biological weapons.

New York authorities collaborate in this area with colleagues from the UK. In particular, a list of persons who may be targets for a possible attack is compiled. It includes also former citizens of Russia and persons criticizing the current Russian authorities.

“We compared our data with those that our colleagues have in the United Kingdom on this issue,” TASS quoted Miller's words. “We work very closely with the FBI about who can be a potential goal. We talked with these people, their addresses are noted in our systems,” he said.

In addition, the authorities of the American metropolis are making efforts to minimize any possibility of such attacks. According to Miller, the police have always seriously treated such potential threats, but intensified vigilance due to the incident in Salisbury.

Law enforcement agencies also strengthen security due to the UN General Assembly of the 73rd session of the 73rd session of the 73rd session. At the same time, James O'Ninl, chief of the city police who also played at a briefing, said that the authorities have not at present about the possibility of attacks during the GA session.

The 66-year-old former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Julia, according to the British authorities, were poisoned on March 4 by the nerve substance "Novice". They were discharged from the hospital in a few weeks. At the end of June, with similar symptoms from the house in Eimsbury, a couple of the British - Charles Rowley and Don Rodges were hospitalized. The woman subsequently died, the man survived. The authorities said they also suffered from a "newcomer".