More police on Russia's streets after terror alert

Authorities sent additional police units and officers onto the streets of many Russian cities today, a day after officials announced a warning about a possible terrorist threat on public transportation.

Authorities sent additional police units and officers onto the streets of many Russian cities today, a day after officials announced a warning about a possible terrorist threat on public transportation.

Uniformed police, Interior Ministry officers and bomb-sniffing dogs could be seen in some underground stations, train stations and other sites around Moscow, and Russian television showed a heightened police presence at other places around the country.

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