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.

We’ll be incredibly curious to see whether this “increased vigilance and visibility” actually translates to an increased amount of “random bag searches.” Let us know what you see out there when you’re riding Transit over the next month.

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