BOSTON — As security plans for this year’s Boston Marathon are being finalized, lessons learned from the 2013 marathon bombing and three major attacks elsewhere over the last year are being incorporated, authorities said Wednesday.
Hank Shaw, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division, said no specific threats have been made against this year’s marathon. But he said the intelligence community remains vigilant after attacks in Paris, Brussels and San Bernardino, Calif. He said authorities urge people to report anything suspicious.
The 120th running of the Boston Marathon is scheduled for April 18. The world’s oldest annual marathon is expected to attract approximately 30,000 runners and as many as 1 million spectators.
“The public should expect enhanced security zones in some areas,” Schwartz said.