WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The new head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration says protecting subway and rail riders will be as high a priority as keeping air travelers safe.
In his first interview since taking over as TSA chief July 1, John Pistole told USA Today some terrorists view mass transit and railways as easier targets than passenger planes.
"Given the list of threats on subways and rails over the last six years, going on seven years, we know that some terrorist groups see rail and subways as being more vulnerable because there's not the type of screening that you find in aviation," Pistole said.
