Despite a lack of credible threats to the game, recent terrorist attacks at a sports event in Paris and in nearby San Bernardino have security officials ramping up security operations.
Super Bowl 50 is likely to be one of the most highly-guarded sporting events in US history, law enforcement officials say, as recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have motivated federal agencies to take extra precautions while insisting that there is no credible or significant threat to the game this Sunday.
One million people are expected to descend on the San Francisco Bay Area this week – the game will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, 50 miles southeast of San Francisco – and security officials say they will have a tough task balancing civil liberties and protecting spectators from the kind of lone-wolf attacks that caused devastation in Paris and San Bernardino.
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WNU Editor: My brother lives in San Mateo and works in Menlo Park. Even he is noticing the pervasive security presence in his part of the world .... and it is still a few days away from the Super Bowl.
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