NYPD anti-terror unit focuses on subways
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | P.O. Anthony Ciro, left, a member of the NYPD Transit Bureau's anti terror unit, looks down the #7 subway tunnel several stories underground near and below the grounds of the United Nations on a tour of an emergency exit that leads from this point in the tunnel up to street level. (Aug. 28, 2012)
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A team of 104 NYPD officers is the city's first line of defense when it comes to terror threats on the subway.
The NYPD transit bureau's anti-terrorism unit is focused on uncovering threats and thwarting attacks on the subway, which has been under tighter security in the 11 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Whether on foot or scooters, officers in the unit search the MTA's busiest...
