MBTA Security Level Raised Following London Attacks

In response to the subway bombings in London today, Governor Romney has raised the security level for the MBTA.

Romney said there was no specific intelligence about any threat to Boston or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system.

The governor said he raised the alert at 6:15 a.m., nearly 90 minutes before the U.S. Homeland Security Department asked authorities in Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Washington and New York to increase their vigilance over buses and trains. The federal government later issued a “Code Orange” alert for all the nation’s mass transit systems.

Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.