"We're doing the same procedures as far as hand and wand searches go," Cerrone said, "but we're not doing anything completely different from what we've been doing all year because of this alert." Yankees spokesman Rick Cerrone said that the heightened state of alert will not significantly change security procedures at Yankee Stadium, where the team was in the midst of a 14-game homestand. "We don't have games until Sunday, so we will be assessing the situation as it develops throughout the week." Greg Aiello, spokesman for the NFL, said no determination has been made as far as increased security for this week's games. Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said he knew of no new memos sent out to teams given the new high state of alert, but did say that a directive was sent out a couple of weeks ago "requesting clubs to review and implement various security precautions for games on and surrounding Sept. "If we believed that was appropriate, we would not hesitate to do so." "I don't believe that the analysis or the information has led us to consider the cancellation of events," Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday afternoon. Precautions could include possibly moving venues or even cancelling the events altogether. The new alert was not enough for government officials to recommend the cancellation of any games, though in an orange-level alert, federal departments and agencies are urged to take additional precautions at public events to ensure safety. interests in South Asia and the Middle East. Major League Baseball and the National Football League did not requested the implementation, by its teams, of any new security precautions as a result of the Tuesday's Orange-level terror alert - raised from a significant risk of terror activity to high risk on Tuesday by the Office of Homeland Security in response to what it perceived to be credible threats against U.S. This concern arises from a possible scenario in which an aircraft could be used to crash into a large stadium and cause mass casualties and catastrophic damage." Aircraft are not allowed to fly within three nautical miles (about 3.5 miles) and cannot be any lower than 3,000 feet.Ī note on the FAA Web site reads: "There is continuing and general concern over the risk posed by flight operations occuring within the airspace of major sporting events. On Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration once again imposed an indefinite ban on aircraft flying over sports stadiums. Marsalis played ''Taps.'' Fans held hands or wrapped their arms NEW YORK - Joe Torre wiped his eyes as saxophonist Branford 11 heroes, victimsīaseball reflects on Sept.
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