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How Secret Service discovered and dismantled NYC telecommunication threat

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The Secret Service announced that it dismantled a telecommunication threat to New York City. Agents uncovered a cache of electronic devices, including SIM cards and servers in multiple locations within a 35 mile radius of the United Nations. NBC News' Tom Winter explains what led the Secret Service to investigate and uncover the threat.

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