(14 Jan 2025)
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Atlanta – 14 January 2025
1. Hotel in downtown Atlanta displays National Championship sign
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chief Darin Schierbaum, Atlanta Police Department:
"And so when we look at New Orleans, we look around the globe, we do look at how the attacks have been carried out before and how it can be replicated here. So whether it’s vehicle borne, a person with a gun, a personal bomb, we have worked very hard to take all of that in consideration. We communicate daily with the GBI and the FBI and Homeland Security. Some information we have that is known only to law enforcement. Some is with the items you have, but again, I want to reemphasize this: As we prepare for copycats, or an original attack here, we need citizens, because we know that videos were posted in New Orleans before that was carried out. We always say, see something, say something about cars and people and objects, online see something, say something is just as important, ladies and gentlemen."
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ARCHIVE: Atlanta – 26 July 2021
3. Various exteriors of Mercedes-Benz Stadium
STORYLINE:
Atlanta leaders say the New Year’s Eve vehicle attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has helped guide their security plans for large upcoming events such as Monday’s college football national championship game.
They also urged people who see threats online to report them to authorities, just as they would a suspicious bag or person at the events.
“We were taking note on how a vehicle was used to harm citizens to carry out the attack, and how IEDs were placed in the area," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said, referring to Improvised Explosive Devices.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into the New Year’s Eve crowd on Bourbon Street, police said, killing more than a dozen people and injuring about 30.
“It’s not just New Orleans,” Schierbaum added. “We look at terror attacks around the globe, and where terrorists try to harm, we do our very best to make sure we stand in that gap for the citizens.”
Schierbaum and other city leaders spoke about their security plans during a Tuesday briefing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will host Monday’s game between the University of Notre Dame and Ohio State University. They also said they were prepared to keep people safe at events associated with the Martin Luther King holiday.
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