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The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts

Three more people emerge from New York manhole, as UN general assembly ongoing

police stand guard near barricades
Law enforcement secure an entrance to the United Nations during the start of the general assembly on 21 September 2026, in New York City. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Three unidentified people were seen emerging from a manhole in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood early on Wednesday before fleeing the area, police said, in an incident that comes as many world leaders have gathered in the city for the United Nations general assembly.

The incident is the latest in a series of similar cases involving people entering or emerging from New York City’s sewer network in recent months that have gone viral online.

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