Two weeks after the London bombings, things must have been agony for those caught up in the attempted repeat today. And over in Jersey City today, there was a scare resulting from an unattended bag left on a bus.
Generally, people are more on edge, more alert, and more reactive to suspicious behaviour and packages than before. While walking across lower Manhattan this morning, I alerted a guy to a package that seemed to have no owner; it turned out to be harmless and attended, albeit at a distance.
Hopefully, the failed attempts in London today will lead to the culprits, both those with the detonators and those behind them. In the meantime, and probably thereafter, the inherent accessibility of public transport means that it will continue to be a prime target, particularly in London and New York. It seems the only way to confront it is through vigilance.
