Deputy Police Chief: L.A. Not Safe From Terrorists

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The United States is just as vulnerable to attack as it was on Sept. 11, 2001, with gangs funding terrorist groups and draining resources from law enforcement agencies, a panel of terrorism experts said Monday.

Speaking at a forum at UCLA, officials said the war on terrorism has been replaced by the war on gangs - a huge concern in Los Angeles, which has an estimated 40,000 gang members and is an attractive target for terrorists.

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Deputy Police Chief: L.A. Not Safe From Terrorists

"We are not safe and we will not be safe for many years," Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Leap said at the forum sponsored by the university's School of ...

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