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CNN, 9/26:

No indications of U.S. subway terror plot, officials say

New York (CNN) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio emerged from the depths of the nation's largest transit system Thursday to assure commuters that trains are safe in the wake of reports of an ISIS terrorist plot against U.S. subways.

"I have a simple message for all New Yorkers: There is no immediate credible threat to our subway system," de Blasio told reporters after taking a short subway ride from City Hall to Union Square in Manhattan. "I say that with confidence. People should go about their business as they normally would."

Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have no indications of an ISIS terror plot against U.S. transit systems, two U.S. law enforcement officials told CNN earlier.

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COMCAST SportsNet Chicago, 9/25:

Police: No Known Threat to Chicago Transit Systems

There is no evidence of any new, specific threat to Chicago's public transit system, a police department spokeswoman said Thursday when asked about an Associated Press report that quoted the Iraqi prime minister as saying his country's intelligence operation had uncovered a plot for an imminent attack.

The Associated Press reported Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday he was told of the alleged plot by Baghdad, and that it was the work of ISIS in Iraq. Asked if an attack was imminent, he said, "I'm not sure," according to the AP.

"We are always planning, preparing and taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety and security of Chicagoans," said Chicago police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton. . . .

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