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NY commuters unfazed by heavily armed terror drill

An NYPD counterterrorism officer watches commuters entering the

Photo credit: AP | An NYPD counterterrorism officer watches commuters entering the subway at Grand Central Terminal Monday. Commuters will see increased police and National Guard presence at New York City transit hubs as part of a security drill Wednesday. (March 29, 2010)

Even as news of a second round of deadly bombings this week in Russia hit mobile gadgets during the morning rush, city commuters appeared unperturbed Wednesday as heavily armed law enforcement flooded train stations and subways for a scheduled exercise.

As he waited for a Ronkonkoma train at Penn Station, hockey pads slung over one shoulder, Andre Robitalle, 21, said he'd noticed clusters...

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