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Security was tight at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. With anarchists expected at this year’s convention in Tampa, Fla., police will be on their guard there as well.

Law enforcement agencies are bracing for the possibility of violent protests at the 2012 national political conventions.

The FBI and Department of Homeland security say they have "high confidence" extremists are preparing to disrupt both the Republican National Convention, which is slated to open in Tampa this Monday, and the Democratic National Convention, which gets under way the following week in Charlotte, according to a joint intelligence bulletin issued Tuesday by the agencies.

"The most serious threat to persons and property during the conventions continues to emanate from anarchist extremists willing to use improvised incendiary devices (IIDs) or improvised explosive devices (IEDs)," the agencies wrote.

According to the bulletin, "anarchist extremists may travel from states outside of Florida and North Carolina to engage in criminal activity during the conventions."

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