London Marathon won't be canceled
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Hugh">Hugh</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="about">about</span> 37,500 <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>.</p><p><span word="London">London</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="just">just</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blasts">blasts</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="horrified">horrified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="blasts">blasts</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombings">bombings</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="Yard">Yard</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="Cressida">Cressida</span> <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="MI">MI</span>5 <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Evans">Evans</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Terrorism">Terrorism</span> <span word="Analysis">Analysis</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span>, <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Superintendent">Superintendent</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Pendry">Pendry</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policing">policing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>."</p>
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