The statute, which prohibits violent attacks on mass transit systems and is part of the Patriot Act, has roots in a measure meant to combat train sabotage.
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Frank R. James, whom the police apprehended in connection with the attack on Tuesday, was born in the Bronx but spent his life moving from city to city, his sister said.