This is not the first time for dry runs with suitcases in NY. I'll have to check and see if I saved the previous stories, there have been several around the country.
>> I'll have to check and see if I saved the previous stories <<
I'll look forward to the review. Thanks!!!
Suitcase incidents
Riverside Co, Calif http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_shome18.a11cf.html
Georgia
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1974822&nav=0qq6OGDO
One 'something' we would see: chaos
IN THE SUBWAYS
Jul 8, 2004
One 'something' we would see: chaos
Jun 24, 2004
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a message for anxious riders. "If you see something, say something."
This valuable advice comes at a time when investigations of suspicious packages on New York trains account for hundreds of delays every month.
There are potential suitcase bombs and knapsack bombs and lunch-bag bombs and shoe-box bombs that can be stashed in a heap of trash under a seat.
Now, any unattended briefcase, any empty cardboard box, any duffel bag left mistakenly on a train by a harried commuter - all of them should be treated as potential terrorist bombs.
If you see something, say something.
Every time, train service in the vicinity of the suspicious package grinds to a halt. Stations are evacuated. The nerves of riders and transit workers are frayed. The bomb squad and K-9 units respond.
"What do you do if there is a bomb in a train?" asked George Haikalis, president of the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility. "I've never heard of any training for that. I've heard people say, 'If you see an unattended bag, notify authorities.' But then what happens?"
You might expect reports of suspicious packages on trains to increase in the weeks leading up to the Republican National Convention, which will be at Madison Square Garden from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. The U.S. Open tennis championship in Flushing also begins on Aug. 30, making New York City an even more tempting target for pranksters and terrorists.
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I didn't save the Staten Island incident or the NY subway and Penn Station from about two months ago. Not to mention all the others. So if anyone had any reservations about these being probes, go ahead and add all the suspicious incidents together. It's obvious they're testing.