(Reuters) Planning for Boston Marathon security included bombing scenario

The security planning for last week’s Boston Marathon, where two bombs went off killing three people and wounding 264, included preparation for such an emergency, a top Massachusetts public safety official said on Wednesday.

“We spend months planning for the marathon. We did a tabletop exercise the week before that included a bombing scenario in it,” Kurt Schwartz, the state’s undersecretary for homeland security, told a panel at Harvard University.

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One comment on “(Reuters) Planning for Boston Marathon security included bombing scenario

  1. Capt. Father Warren says:

    According to news reports from runners in the race, there was more than just planning. Many runners have reported police telling runners that a bomb drill was underway just shortly before the bombs went off. Yet, we hear next to nothing about this in the MSM.