Armed FBI Agents make everyone get down, line up, and exit train. False alarm. Sorry.

[Ian David]

MBTA Scare in Quincy Turns Out to Be Nothing
Last Edited: Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007, 11:12 AM EDT

Passengers aboard the Red Line between Quincy Center and Wollaston on Wednesday morning were greeted with a shock when service was halted and FBI, along with MBTA police, boarded the train with guns telling everyone to get down, then line up, then exit the train.

According to the MBTA, someone had reported that there was a suspicious package on the train. That is when the MBTA stopped the service and had everyone removed while the train was checked.

No suspicious package was ever found and service was resumed on the Red Line.

More:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3611647&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

[sniffa]

1. hoLy smokes!

gLad i wasn't on that one.

[bahrbearian]

2. makin them do stupid human tricks,,on the floor ,roll over, sit up...

[midnight]

3. Or just testing that population for cooperation.

[Ian David]

4. UPDATE: Police arrested man on the MBTA's Red Line who was accused of threatening to blow up a train

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Police stop, search Red Line train after alleged threats

By Globe Staff

Police arrested a man on the MBTA's Red Line who was accused of threatening to blow up a train with a bomb.

A passenger on the train used a cellphone to report the threat to MBTA police, who arrested Troy Norman, 18, at Wollaston Station at about 10 a.m., Lieutenant Commander Joseph O'Connor said.

The special operations unit for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority searched the train but did not find any weapons or explosives, O'Connor said. Service resumed in a half hour.

<snip>

Norman, of Quincy, was taken to MBTA police headquarters and booked on a charge of making threats, O'Connor said.

More:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/06/police_stop_sea.html

Dear gawd... is there REALLY an 18 year old alive today who does NOT understand about how Caller ID and Advanced 911 work??

[Parche]

5. Weird

You know this morning I didnt think anything of it, but there were
tons of 'Transit Police' and fare checkers at my light rail station, hmmmm
do you think Karl Rove had a 'terra' scare lined up???

[Sequoia]

6. However, before the train reached the end,THEY were waiting