In the hours after suicide bombers killed dozens in the Moscow subway system, transit rail systems in New York and Washington, D.C. are heightening security.This reminds me very much of July 9, 2005. On July 7th the London bombings took place and on the 9th my family was in Washington D.C. for the start of a family vacation. We took the Metro subway that morning to the Mall to visit some of the Smithsonian Museums and as we walked to the Metro station in McPherson Square we could see a lot of officers around with automatic weapons watching everyone who entered the subway system.
The District is beefing up the presence of uniformed Metro Transit Police officers at stations and on subway platforms, and bringing in more bomb-sniffing dogs.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has taken similar precautions, rolling out more security during rush hours and at major transit hubs.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Subway Bombing in Moscow Prompts Increased US Security
I don't think the people who bombed the subways in Moscow are a threat to the United States, but authorities are not taking any chances:
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We were in DC right after the killing of the guard at the Holocaust museum. We saw lots of increased security.
It is a sad thing to see in our country, but I guess times are changing.
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