LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and local law enforcement agencies said they have stepped up security on Los Angeles County’s commuter rail system after the FBI was informed a terrorist attack on the Universal City subway station was planned for today. “Information was relayed this morning to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force from our international partners that there was a potential threat from an anonymous phone call that was made on a public safety line,” Deirdre Fike of the FBI’s Los Angeles office said Monday.
Security Increased After Threatened Attack On Rail Stop
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Mon, 12/05/2016 - 10:45pm
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