In the wake of this morning’s tragic events in London, the Department of Homeland Security has raised the terror level for mass transit to “orange.” We had already reported that authorities in D.C. are on high alert, with increased patrols in the Metro and a joint operations center up and running. The Post is reporting D.C. police with machine guns will be present at Metro stations and “other specialized units” like bomb squad are at the ready.
The increase is not the result of any specific threat to the U.S., and does not apply to airlines. The overall threat level will remain at “yellow.” Do you get text alerts from D.C. government? Sign up here. Also, click here for instructions on how to add a terror alert banana to your website.
