U.S. Transit Systems on Code Orange
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security raised the terror threat level to code orange for public transit systems around the country following multiple explosions on London’s transportation system early today, but left the national threat level unchanged, U.S. Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff said. Chertoff said the threat level was raised from “elevated” to “high” for regional and inter-city passenger rail, subways and metropolitan bus systems.Full Story