美國人迎接節日季，保安戒備加強

Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving Thursday as they traditionally do — gathering with family and friends around tables groaning with food, watching parades and football games, and, for many, starting their holiday shopping.

But the 2017 celebrations, including the iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, will be under close scrutiny.

The parade, which attracts about 200,000 spectators, comes just weeks after an Uzbek migrant is accused of driving a rented truck onto a crowded bike path, killing eight people.

New York officials said security will include police sharpshooters, as well as sand-laden dump trucks and bomb-sniffing dogs.

While they have verified no credible threats, the New York City Police Department said it is deploying thousands of police officers along the 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) route through Manhattan. The parade beings at 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC).美國民衆星期四慶祝傳統節日感恩節，親友歡聚一堂，享受美味佳餚，觀看遊行或美式足球比賽，而且對很多人來說，這也是假期購物季節的開始。

但是2017年，包括紐約曼哈頓的梅西感恩節大遊行在內的很多慶祝活動都將加強保安。

紐約的梅西感恩節大遊行通常會吸引20萬人觀看。而就在不久前，一位烏茲別克移民駕駛租來的卡車在曼哈頓的自行車道上橫衝直撞，撞死8人。

紐約官員說，保安措施包括部署狙擊手、滿載沙子的自卸卡車和專門查找炸彈的警犬。

紐約警察局說，雖然目前沒有任何經證實的威脅，但是將在遊行4公里長的曼哈頓街道上部署數以千計的警察。梅西大遊行定於美國東部時間上午9點開始。