
As witnessed in several separate incidents, some terrorists have adopted vehicle ramming as an attack method
As witnessed in several separate incidents, some terrorists have adopted vehicle ramming as an attack method
On-site police, security personnel, transportation employees, train and bus passengers, and ordinary citizens have prevented 10.6% of the 5,372 terrorist attacks on public transit.
Passengers are required to link their identification to their photos using a mobile phone application or station kiosk.
Since 1970, there have been more than 1,000 attempts to derail trains and otherwise attack rail infrastructure.
The passive system triggers an alarm if an individual carrying/wearing a person-borne improvised explosive device passes by the mechanism.
Ridership on the London Underground has dropped for the first time in more than 20 year.
Gov. Cuomo called for state police and the National Guard to look over soft targets like airports, train stations, bridges, and tunnels following Monday’s explosion in an underground walkway near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Three civilians suffered minor injuries during the incident, which took place at 7:30 a.m.
Since January 1970, there have been 37 vehicle attacks on public surface transportation. Just under half, a total of 18, involved suicide drivers ramming vehicles packed with explosives into their targets, according to a new report.
The terrorist groups’ propaganda magazine not only details how to derail trains, but also includes a list of dozens of “vulnerable” train routes in the U.S. as potential targets that could result in mass casualties.