06-13-2011, 09:26
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D.C. Subway issues Monday Morning
Interesting event...and reactions. Much like the one man Yemeni assault on the cockpit door.
One way to get a seat on Metro during rush hour.
(And for those of you that understand Metro...."What is up with the Red Line)
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Posted at 08:39 AM ET, 06/13/2011
Person detained in Red Line bomb threat
By Dana Hedgpeth and Amy Orndorff
[This post has been updated]
A woman who allegedly made a bomb threat aboard a Red Line train Monday morning has been transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation, a Metro official said.
Metro and emergency officials said there was no evidence that there was an explosive device, but the threat shut down rail service at Rockville Station. The station reopened about 9:45 a.m., according to reports from Metro.
Trains were temporarily stopped between Shady Grove and Grosvenor. Shuttle bus service was established to transport passengers. Dan Stessel, a Metro spokesman, said a passenger made “a claim of a bomb threat” around 7:30 a.m. at Rockville Station. Passengers were evacuated, and Metro Transit Police were summoned.
“At this point we have no evidence of an explosive device at Rockville,” Stessel said.
Passengers who were on the train described a chaotic scene.
Tarek Nasser, a commuter, said the woman who allegedly caused the disturbance boarded the train at Shady Grove. The woman dropped to her knees and appeared to start praying. Later, the woman, who wore a hijab, began ranting about Muslim Americans on a cellphone, Nasser said.
Nasser recounted that the woman said, “‘I’m going to destroy the office.’” At another point, Nasser said the woman said “‘I’m going to visit the tomb at Rockville station.’”
When the train was leaving the Rockville Station, Nasser said the woman said, “‘God bless you all.’” At that point, a passenger called the driver on an intercom, Nasser said. The train stopped and riders began panicking, Nasser said.
Commuters attempted to flee from the car where the threat was made. Passengers moved toward the front of the train, passing between the doors that connect the cars, several passengers said.
“I’ve never seen such panic before,” said Scott Brooks, a passenger. [The people at the front of the group] didn’t stop to explain. You could see they were really scared.”
Another rider, Raquel Hurlong, another passenger, described it as a “mad rush.”
By Dana Hedgpeth and Amy Orndorff | 08:39 AM ET, 06/13/2011
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