Eyewitness NewsWASHINGTON (WABC) -- The NYPD is beefing up security at all key transportation hubs in New York City in response to reports of potential threats one year after raid that killed Osama bin Laden. There is no specific threat, but law enforcement officials are acting out of an abundance of caution. More than 200 officers from local, state and federal agencies will sweep the city's major subway hubs, including Penn Station, Port Authority, Grand Central and Times Square.
Armed with heavy weapons, radiation detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs, they will walk through the stations, platforms and on individual trains, looking for suspicious activity.
"No information, certainly nothing directed at New York as far as we're concerned," NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said. "But we're alert and we're vigilant."There is also increased security at overseas airports, as officials worry terrorists might try to blow up U.S.-bound flights.
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