Bloomberg speaking, saying NYPD are out, random searches, and news service was aware of this 2 days ago and held info.
Bloomberg: This is the first time we have had a threat with this level of specificity.
NYPD: Extra Security On Subways
Acting On 'Credible Threat' To Subway SystemBy Marcus Solis
New York -WABC, October 6, 2005) - The New York City police are responding to what they are considering a credible threat to the subway system.
Eyewitness News reporter Marcus Solis joins us live from the 96th Street subway station with the story.
Sources say that the NYPD has stepped up patrols on the city subways over the last couple of days - especially Thursday after developing information that has been deemed credible.
One source says that it may be 85 percent credible. Apparently the target is the New York City subways system - this information was learned after a raid between an FBI/CIA team in Iraq.
They arrested a number of people and apparently during that raid they learned information that New York City subways were perhaps being targeted. Because police have not been able to discount that threat they are taking it seriously and have deployed additional resources.
At the 96th Street subway station there are bag checks in place and we're also hearing that various officers from a number of different units have been told to report to staging areas where they are awaiting further instructions.
Whether or not they'll be deployed in the subway system is unclear.
I really hope that is just PC speek to pacify the ACLU.