NYPD calls up “army of cops” for 9/11 protests

CHUCK BENNETT, CARL CAMPANILE and LARRY CELONA
New York Post
September 19, 2010

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The NYPD has called up “an army of cops” to handle rival protests expected to draw thousands to the site of the planned Ground Zero mosque on the anniversary of 9/11, sources said yesterday.

“We want to keep everyone in their corners. You don’t want the opposing sides to clash,” an NYPD official told The Post. “All eyes are going to be on New York City that day. No one wants to see a fight on Sept. 11.”

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With as many as 4,000 riled-up demonstrators expected to pack into two blocks of Park Place between West Broadway and Broadway — the site of the proposed mosque — the department is sparing no expense to keep the peace, the official said.

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This article was posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 at 1:58 pm

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