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VoluntaryAmerican
04-16-2013, 11:32 AM
LOS ANGELES — Authorities in major American cities have stepped up security precautions after Monday's deadly blasts in Boston. Two explosions at the Boston Marathon killed at least three people and injured scores of others.

Los Angeles police posted additional officers at transit hubs and in other public places. They say there is no indication the Boston explosions suggest a threat to Los Angeles, but that they implemented the actions to reassure residents. Police in New York, Washington, Las Vegas, Detroit and Atlanta say they are monitoring events closely.

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New York City and Washington, D.C., have both implemented heightened security measures in the wake of two explosions that Boston Marathon Monday.

“We’ve stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations in the city through deployment of the NYPD’s critical response vehicles until is more about the explosion is learned,” Deputy Commissioner of the New York Police Department Paul J Browne told CNBC.


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/15/nyc-dc-heighten-security-following-boston-marathon-explosion/