Subway Threat Widely Doubted, Shrugged Off
New Yorkers shrugged off fears of exploding baby carriages and went about their weekend routines as authorities debated whether a reported subway terrorism plot was a legitimate threat or a hoax.
A government memo warned that a team of terrorists might have traveled to New York to put remote-controlled bombs in briefcases and strollers but cautioned that the FBI and Homeland Security doubted the threat’s credibility.
As U.S. forces interrogated three suspects in Iraq, New York officials said they felt even more confident about their decision to increase patrols and bag searches in the subways.
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