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DHS: Anarchist group planning to disrupt conventions

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All right we're getting word right now that tropical storm -- it could be the least of Tampa's problems if it were to ever get that far.

Now security threats are being raised for not only Tampa but the following week in Charlotte north.

Carolina and on -- -- out of New York we're gonna go to Justice Department's producer Mike Levine with the latest on this -- what do you tell us.

Ideal and learning that the FBI eight -- -- -- they actually out urgent -- for our country to watch out for indications that activist in the air area.

Might be planning to go to the convention the spot than.

The bullpen is titled quote potential for violence or criminal action by anarchist extremist during the 2012.

National political convention.

But -- has that Erica don't have the capability to overcome the convention.

Tightened security measures that were put in by the convention and -- But -- could target nearby infrastructure.

Including businesses -- that transportation system.

Authorities say they're particularly concerned that -- -- about a group of anarchist from New York City who may be planning to -- the convention by trying to shut down or even block -- The -- and also mentions possible violent tactics the banner kept -- the ball thought cocktails and acid filled -- And finally the bulletin -- in -- -- use the social media to inform each other what law enforcement is doing and where they might be positioned.

And it offers we've been kept on identifying which -- -- -- -- There's -- -- it doesn't have any connection to yesterday in Tampa -- -- bishop tightened on there.

But it again goes to run the comparative law enforcement over the convention.

-- might do we know.

-- these -- these would be American based groups and right and Americans.

Who would be disrupted c.s aren't any outside.

Influence groups are looking at Telus and.

-- harder now threats of I've been told that there is no credible or specific intelligence that all related to international terrorists there were international groups trying to.

-- -- -- And that they would be targeting not one convention over the other but both of them so what -- Correct Erekat on -- have been discussing the -- even -- But they would go to both conventions because -- not -- -- Other activists are -- that with both political party.

You know -- -- Having been to -- that is the -- over many years the sites themselves are always.

Locked down in the tight as a drum that as the convention progresses especially up to the nominee speaking night that security court or gets wider and wider.

Do you know if if if convicted of missiles in both cities.

Are are looking at widening the -- that that -- cordoned off area as a result of this is to relieve itself.

I don't know but I think that's what the both can get that the boat and get -- the fact that the court or in the security -- is so tight that Eric has now have to target -- out by the -- -- they might target businesses or -- Right.

Mike Levine thank you -- very much again for those are just student.

This could about -- nothing but we thought we -- along because it could be something the that a number of anarchist groups are drug targeting both.

Political conventions including the Tampa of that for Republicans next week.

And the Charlotte, North Carolina convention for Democrats the following week to disrupt them it could get -- -- it could get nasty or just could be.

A pain in the you know what either way.

It could be a mess we're on it used him as well.

What you know -- I was.

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