Police drones will watch over runners at this year's Boston Marathon
 

Police drones will watch over runners at this year's Boston Marathon
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Two drones will buzz above a sea of 30,000 runners at this year's Boston Marathon.*

They'll hover more than a football field's distance above the starting line during the race, which takes place on April 17, and transmit surveillance video to different public safety stations.

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Security has been a primary focus of race organizers since the blasts at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon killed three people and injured more than 260 others.*

“It’s really something new we’re going to be using where we have a very dense population of people between the village and the start line,” said Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz.* Read more...

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