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DC Subway Plans Random Bag Checks

Follows Boston, NYC in long-planned move

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2010 4:30 AM CST

(Newser) – Following the lead of Boston and New York City, the Washington, DC, subway system will begin random bag inspections, the AP reports. The move isn’t a reaction to any particular danger; it’s been planned for years, said an official. The past few months, however, have seen a few threats, including one made on Facebook to set off pipe bombs in the metro.

In this June 2, 2008 file photo, rush hour commuters ride on the Metro train in Washington.
In this June 2, 2008 file photo, rush hour commuters ride on the Metro train in Washington.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Dave
Dec 17, 2010 12:26 PM CST
"They hate us cause we're free" - Bush
WallyEFunk
Dec 17, 2010 11:19 AM CST
Random searches , show me your papers.... If we turn our country into a war zone, or a country like there's, does that mean were winning the war ?
Observer
Dec 17, 2010 10:43 AM CST
Boy - that will stop an Israeli Mossad-staged nuclear attack on Washington. This is ridiculous. Will they look in every backpack or just profile the numerous Taliban commuting in from the suburbs? Stop the police state.
 

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