DC Metro Transit Police Launches Terror Drill at Union Station

WASHINGTON DC -- Metro Transit Police staged their largest anti-terrorism sweep ever during Tuesday morning's rush hour, as about 50 officers -- some toting M-4 rifles and others guiding bomb-sniffing dogs -- took up position in Union Station in a new initiative aimed at discouraging attacks. In coming months, they plan to hold similar drills for the effort, dubbed Blue TIDE (Terrorism Identification and Deterrence Effort). Robert Rotz, 50, did a double take when he ran into two officers wearing body armor and shouldering rifles. "This will make people think twice if they are trying to do something," said Rotz, a computer specialist who commutes from Shady Grove.
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Posted by Editor at February 4, 2010 03:20 AM