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US Security Forces on Alert for July 4th Terror Threat

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Terror warnings have put America's military, federal agents and police across the country on high alert this holiday weekend.

From Los Angeles to New York City to the nation's capital, America's police forces are fully deployed with state of the art command centers and heavily armed units on the streets. But officials are not reacting to any one specific threat.

With officials already on the lookout, Thursday morning police swarmed the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard after reports of an active shooter.

In spite of the false alarm, Cathy Lanier, Washington D.C Police Chief stated, "We take every event here in Washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special events and it will continue for the Fourth."

With troubling social media chatter from Islamic State terrorists, there are concerns the country is facing the most significant threat since the September 11th attacks.

In the past year, police have arrested 40 people with suspected ties to ISIS and seven of those arrests were made in just the last two weeks.

Across the country, 18,000 law enforcement agencies have been warned to beware of "lone wolf" ISIS-inspired terrorists trying to stage attacks at large holiday gatherings.

This warning has police in Tulsa, Oklahoma reevaluating their emergency plans at a celebration that could draw nearly 100,000 people.

"Every time there's a directive or there's some kind of chatter that occurs nationally or worldwide, when it comes to our events, we can't take the idea or the position that, 'Hey, it's not going to happen here,'" shared Tulsa special operations Police officer Les Young.

The concern is also raised following the recent terror attacks in France and Tunisia. The military has now cancelled Fourth of July celebrations at a U.S airbase in Lakenheath, England.

Here at home many people remain a bit more watchful this holiday.

"It's always in the back of your mind let's face it," Connecticut resident Tony D'Angelo said. "You know if you get on a plane, no matter what you do today, you always have in the back of your mind that something could happen."

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