PRI's The World Apr 16, 2013
by The World
Boston is open, but it is not business as usual the day following the explosion of two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line. We get world reaction to the attack. And we hear how lessons learned from attacks of September 11 helped prepared Boston.
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Emergency Preparedness in American Cities Since 9/11
Cities around the world, including in the United States, know something of what Boston’s going through. Indeed, in the decade since September 11th, 2001, city preparedness has come a long way. From New York, The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.
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Bostonian Nasser Weddady Reflects on the Marathon Bombings
Nasser Weddady does human rights outreach for the American Islamic Congress. The non-profit was formed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The group's offices are only a block away from the Boston Marathon bomb site.
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Boston Globe Columnist Kevin Cullen Says Boston Feels 'a Mixture of Sadness and Defiance'
Boston Globe Columnist Kevin Cullen wrote about the resilience of the city of Boston and its people at the site of the bombings. For Cullen, what he saw compared to the scene of the bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 1998, and that of the London bombings in July 2005.
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President Obama Condemns 'Act of Terrorism'
President Barack Obama says the attack had been a "heinous and cowardly act," but said it was not yet known who carried out the attack and why.
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Boston Marathon Bombings: Reaction from Around the World
News of the bombings in Boston is dominating headlines around the globe. We hear from Israel, China, Spain and Russia.
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Downtown Boston After the Marathon Bombing
Anchor Werman meets with homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem on location in downtown Boston with the latest on the bombing investigation. Kayyem tells how Boston handled the incident, how Monday's trauma and response compares with New York on 9/11. And near the scene of the Marathon…
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Apr 16, 2013
Boston is open, but it is not business as usual the day following the explosion of two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line. We get world reaction to the attack. And we hear how lessons learned from attacks of September 11 helped prepared Boston.
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Implementing Security Around 'Soft' Targets Since 9/11
Counter terrorism expert Roger Cressey served in the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. He also ran in the Boston marathon in 2010 and 2011. Cressey speaks to Marco Werman about the challenges of securing public areas and lessons learned since September 11th.
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South Africa's Ernst van Dyk Following the Boston Bombings
South Africa's Ernst van Dyk, nine time winner of the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon, describes the events as he experienced them leading up to and after the bombings near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon.
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Boston is open, but it is not business as usual the day following the explosion of two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line. We get world reaction to the attack. And we hear how lessons learned from attacks of September 11 helped prepared Boston.
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