Security tightened after New York terror threat

NEW YORK mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday defended his decision to go public with the threat that terrorists might want to strike the New York subway system, saying it is essential that authorities err on the side of caution when protecting a city of eight million people.

“If I’m going to make a mistake, you can rest assured it is on the side of being cautious,” Mr Bloomberg said at a news conference, flanked by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. But he stressed that he did not think that any mistake had been made.

“We did exactly the right thing,” Mr Kelly said.