By Chris Caesar
Boston.com Staff
September 25, 2014 7:33 PM

Officials in New England are weighing in on a recent threat from the Islamic State group claiming it was planning attacks targeting subway systems in New York City and Paris.

“There is no information that either the MBTA or Boston is a specific subject of this report,” MBTA Police Chief Paul MacMillan wrote in a statement. “As always, we ask that customers and employees remain vigilant and report any suspicious incidents to the MBTA transit police.”

MacMillan said the department continues to work with state and local police, the FBI and TSA.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy also put out a formal statement saying his administration would increase patrols both along rail lines and at Bradley Airport.

He too noted there was “no credible threat against the state” and that the increase was undertaken “out of an abundance of caution.”

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told reporters that captured ISIS fighters told his forces of the alleged plot, but French and American officials said they had no knowledge of such a plot.