Asheville on "Heightened Alert" After Bombings
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Monday's double bombing at the Boston Marathon is rattling nerves here at home. Asheville city leaders confirmed to News 13's Mario Boone in a writen statement that police are on heightened alert and monitoring any and all high profile locations. I don't think we should be scared but I think we should educate ourselves and be aware of the situation that happened, said Ali Johnson of Asheville. A city spokeswoman didn't specify which areas police consider high profile. Familiar spots like the Vance Monument, Pritchard Park, City Hall and the county courthouse are among the possibilities. I think that it is important to be on heightened alert, especially when things like this happen, said Ariana Davi. The federal courthouse and office building downtown are also potential targets. City transit service is another prime concern for cops. Leaders asked transit riders Tuesday not to leave belongings unattended. Said Davi, I think it's very important that we're all vigilant because it's a community that we live in and that we love. A million tourists a year visit Asheville to see the Biltmore Estate. Many filter into the city for a trolley ride and other attractions like the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. I think it's necessary but it's also an invasion of my privacy when I want to do something like% _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
