Boston officials will increase the number of police forces around subway stations in view of the city marathon next Monday, after the repeated shootings in the New York subway, while emphasizing that there is no threat to the race and expressed the their belief in its conduct.
A gunman wearing a gas mask fired a smoke bomb and shot 10 people in a New York subway car during Tuesday morning commute, authorities said. They added that none of the injured are in serious condition, while the manhunt launched by the authorities to locate the perpetrator is in full swing.
“There is no known credible threat to the Marathon. “Like everyone else, we are monitoring the situation in New York,” Boston Police Chief Gregory Long told a news conference Tuesday (April 12th), adding that his department was in full contact with their New York counterparts. York and the FBI.
“In the short term, you can expect to see an increased police presence around MBTA stations over the next two days over the weekend. “As for Monday, depending on the type of information we have, we will adjust our plans for the marathon,” Long added.
Safety is a top concern for local authorities with the increased measures taken after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
The Boston section will have uniformed and secret police officers along the marathon route Monday and will set up cameras and checkpoints along the race section to monitor the crowd.
The city is expecting large crowds that day as the marathon returns to the traditional April match date for the first time in three years since the coronavirus pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox baseball team will also play at home. them that day.
The president of the event (Boston Athletic Association), Tom Grilk, expressed his confidence in the ability of the city authorities to protect the race. “We are grateful to the BAA and all those who participate in the Marathon, for the work of all the organizations you see being represented here and many others. Are you so worried? “You are not worried in any unusual way,” he said in the same press conference.
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