Mayor releases new information on threatened LA rail attack

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Latest on a threat against a Los Angeles subway station (all times local):

9:55 a.m.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has released more information about a threat to a subway station that has led to heightened security throughout the metropolitan transit system.

Garcetti says the threat did not come directly. The mayor says it was reported to an overseas anonymous tip line by a person who said they knew of such a person.

The FBI and local authorities revealed the threat publicly late Monday because it was specific to the Red Line subway’s Universal City station and was to occur Tuesday. But they emphasized that it had yet to be corroborated.

The mayor boarded a train at the heavily guarded station Tuesday morning to show confidence in security.

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8 a.m.

In a show of confidence, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is taking a subway to work from a station that has been threatened with attack.

The mayor entered the Universal City Red Line station Tuesday morning after speaking to reporters.

Heavily armed sheriff’s deputies are guarding the station and other parts of Los Angeles County’s transit system following the threat, which the FBI says specified the attack would occur Tuesday.

Temporary barriers have been set up at the entrance to the Universal City station, which not only serves commuters but many tourists headed to the adjacent Universal Studios theme park.

Original story follows: Authorities say they’ve haven’t determined whether the threat is credible, but they’ve stepped up security anyway on the Los Angeles County commuter rail system.

The FBI says an anonymous caller warned that there would be an attack today on the Universal City subway stop.

Numerous sheriff’s deputies with police dogs could be seen patrolling the station last night.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says he’ll be boarding the Red Line today at Universal City, the station cited as the target of a terrorist attack.

He’s urging people to go about their business but to also expect to see more security at every commuter rail stop in the region.

The FBI says it’s trying to verify the threat but issued a warning because the threat was specific.