A gunman was spotted near UN headquarters, police cordoned off the area

 

There is a man believed to be armed near one of the entrances to the UN headquarters in New York, the city's police department told RIA Novosti.

"We have received a signal for a man armed with a firearm in the area of ​​42nd Street and First Avenue," the source said.

A RIA Novosti correspondent reports that there is a man walking nervously next to the fence. Police spokesmen called for "Leave this on the ground."

Law enforcement officers have cut off the street in front of the building of the world organization, there are security forces on site in special equipment.