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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2013, 02:54 PM Oct 2013

NYC marathon security on high after Boston bombing

AP TOM HAYS

NEW YORK -- With the New York City Marathon set to return on Sunday after being sidelined last year by Superstorm Sandy, the specter of the Boston Marathon looms large.

The New York Police Department plans to beef up security along the 26.2-mile course, which winds through the city's five boroughs. But the finish line has become perhaps the biggest worry after two homemade bombs detonated near the finish line in Boston, killing three people and injuring more than 260.

"It will be tight," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said recently when asked about the race's finish area in Central Park. "It always is tight, but obviously we're going to pay particular attention to that this year."

About 45,000 runners participate in the marathon.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/nycmarathon&id=9308199

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