Islamic State threatens New York in new video

• published: 19 Nov 2015
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http://goo.gl/uXNTTi ISIS threatens to attack New York City in new slick video showing suicide bombers walking into Times Square New video shows clips of Manhattan, yellow taxis, and teeming crowds The slick clip also features President Hollande's speech vowing to hit ISIS It comes days after the terrorist group specifically threatened Washington NYPD is 'aware of the new video' and is in a state of 'heightened vigilance' ISIS has threatened to bomb New York City in a newly released video, just days after vowing to attack Washington, D.C. The slick clip features shots of yellow taxis and crowds in Times Square and Herald Square in Manhattan, with vibrant French music playing in the background - a nod to the Paris terror attacks on Friday. It then cuts to a man wrapping a bomb around his waist before walking into the crowds and pulling the trigger. New York police have issued a statement to say they are aware of the footage. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO New threat: This is a still from the Islamic State's new video which portrays a 'suicide bomber' in NYC +14 New threat: This is a still from the Islamic State's new video which portrays a 'suicide bomber' in NYC The man is seen wrapping a bomb around his waist then zipping up his leather jacket to cover it +14 The man is seen wrapping a bomb around his waist then zipping up his leather jacket to cover it The video cuts to shots of yellow taxis and throngs of people walking through Midtown in Manhattan +14 The video cuts to shots of yellow taxis and throngs of people walking through Midtown in Manhattan Finally, the man is seen pulling the trigger of what appears to be a bomb or a grenade +14 Finally, the man is seen pulling the trigger of what appears to be a bomb or a grenade They added that there is no direct threat to the city but insist there is a 'heightened state of vigilance'. 'In addition, we are continuing to deploy additional Critical Response Command (CRC) teams throughout the City, out of an abundance of caution,' Stephen Davis, a Deputy NYPD Commissioner, said in a statement on Wednesday. He added: 'While some of the video footage is not new, the video reaffirms the message that New York City remains a top terrorist target.' The video, which runs for nearly six minutes, includes a scene that appears to show a suicide bomber making preparations and zipping up a leather jacket. The clip shows a brief glimpse of Times Square and then of a suicide bomber holding what appears to be a trigger, it said. Most of the footage is scenes of Paris and of French President Francois Hollande. The New York footage was featured in an ISIS video released in April this year. New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has also addressed the video in a statement, vowing to step up all security to detect any threats before they become a reality. 'I want every New Yorker to know that their security is our absolute highest priority. The video released by ISIS today contains old footage of New York, and there is no specific terrorist threat to New York at this time. New York police said they are aware of the video, which features this shot of Manhattan's Times Square +14 New York police said they are aware of the video, which features this shot of Manhattan's Times Square TGI Friday's is also shown. Police say this footage also appeared in a previous ISIS video released in April +14 TGI Friday's is also shown. Police say this footage also appeared in a previous ISIS video released in April Here, the video shows the arm of the man who strapped on a bomb, with a yellow taxi in the background +14 Here, the video shows the arm of the man who strapped on a bomb, with a yellow taxi in the background The video shows the man building the bomb, with the tagline USA. Police insist the clip is not a direct threat +14 The video shows the man building the bomb, with the tagline USA. Police insist the clip is not a direct threat The new video (pictured) comes after the terrorist group made a direct threat to bomb Washington, D.C. Islamic State threatens New York in new video New York's police say they are "aware" of threat to Times Square, two days after Washington was mentioned in an Isil video