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Michigan State Police on alert for suspicious activity following the U.S. bombing in Iran

Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Lansing office March 15, 2022.
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FILE PHOTO: Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lansing office

Concerns range from cyberattacks to threats against religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites

Homeland Security officials placed the nation on “high alert” after the U.S. military bombed three nuclear sites in Iran.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says law enforcement is taking steps to safeguard the state from any possible retaliation by Iran.

State police won’t give specifics about their security arrangements, but terrorism experts say concerns range from cyberattacks to threats against religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites.

The attack’s also raised some concerns, and some praise, from Michigan members of Congress, mainly along party lines.

Some Democrats say Trump overstepped his authority to order the strikes without Congressional approval, while many Republican call it necessary to end the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran.

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