FBI: No evidence ISIS plotting 'imminent' attack on NYC subway system

FBI: No evidence ISIS plotting 'imminent' attack on NYC subway system
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Pushing back against initial reports that ISIS was preparing to strike New York City's public transit system, the FBI says it has zero evidence of such a plan.

"The first we heard of this threat is when the press began reporting it," an FBI official tells NBC.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.