According to a local police officer, a man with a gun, possibly a shotgun, was immediately outside the building. The police cordoned off the area around the UN headquarters on Manhattan’s east bank. a reporter from the German press agency saw dozens of emergency services. First, not yet verified videos on social media showed a man walking up and down the fence of the UN building and appearing to be pointing a gun at himself.
Large-scale operation in New York: UN building cordoned off
According to “CNN”, in addition to the police, a bomb disposal unit was also called in. “We have locked the building because of the police activities,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the United Nations, to “CNN”. The meeting of the UN Security Council is still ongoing.
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