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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban threatened today to carry out a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C. At the same time, Baitullah Mehsud claimed credit for an attack on a police academy in Pakistan.

A memorial service for the victims of last week's terror attacks in Mumbai will be held this afternoon on the American University campus. The event, hosted by three Washington based Jewish organizations along with AU's South Asian Student Association and School of International Service, invites the public to "join the Indian and Jewish communities in expressing solidarity with the people of India." The memorial service is scheduled to run from 4:45-5:45 at the school's Mary Graydon Center.

As if travel and transit weren't already bad enough this Thanksgiving weekend, federal authorities are warning of a potential terrorist plot on the New York City subway system during this holiday season. And while the FBI may be calling the threat "plausible but unsubstantiated," WTOP is reporting that D.C.'s Metro system is responding by placing itself on alert as well. A Metro spokesperson told WTOP that they have "no reason to believe that the D.C. system is a target," but Metro Transit Police officers are now being put on a state of "increased vigilance and visibility," meaning you may notice more transit police in Metro stations and at bus stops.