Warning Boosts Security On N.Y. and D.C. Transit

Washington Post
November 27, 2008

Holiday travelers in New York and Washington yesterday faced heightened security in subway and rail stations after federal authorities warned of “uncorroborated but plausible information” received in late September about a possible al-Qaeda attack.

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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued the warning to state and local officials, saying that al-Qaeda may have discussed targeting New York City transit systems, DHS and New York police spokesmen said.

DHS spokeswoman Amy Kudwa said that “neither DHS nor FBI has any specific information to confirm that this plot has developed beyond aspirational planning.” She said the warning was issued as a routine matter out of caution before the year-end holiday season.

In a statement, the New York Police Department said that it was aware of an unsubstantiated report and cited “an abundance of caution” in deploying additional resources in local transit systems, which it characterized as a “not uncommon” response to threat information. The FBI referred questions to DHS.

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This article was posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 5:43 am

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