London
In the wake of the Madrid train bombings, plainclothes police this week began patrolling the London Underground subway system. Under new security guidelines, the officers may stop and search any passenger who seems suspicious. Posters in the stations ask riders to stay vigilant and to notify a guard about any bag left unattended. Police Commissioner John Stevens said his officers were working “three times harder” than ever before. “We have actually stopped terrorist attacks happening in London,” Stevens said. “But there is an inevitability that some sort of attack will get through.” Some 3 million people ride the Tube every day.
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