Terrorist threat? The Club Envy dance troupe in their camouflage gear
The seven dancers were arrested at gunpoint by the FBI as they made a mad dash on foot through the Lincoln Tunnel
On November 17th, the Lincoln Tunnel was closed for nearly an hour while police chased a group of people dressed in camouflage who were seen running through the tunnel.
Officers of the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force as well as armed Port Authority police sped after the suspects, finally catching them as they neared the Manhattan end of the tunnel and forcing them to their knees at gunpoint.
Turned out the dramatic operation had protected New York from the onslaught of eight 16-year-old dancers who were trying to make it to a TV appearance.
The eight teens, part of a dance troupe known as "Ladies of Envy," were supposed to appear on a BET show but got worried they would miss the show when they got stuck in traffic.
They decided to get out of their cars (leaving their adult chaperones behind) and run through the Lincoln Tunnel in a desperate effort to get there on time.
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