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　　This year, the Boston Marathon will take place on April 21st. Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau said he is entering the race.

　　This year I will run with 12 of my officers. It is going to be an emotional day for my officers as we run that route and cross the finish line on Boylston Street.

　　Harvard University Professor Dutch Leonard said there is good reason why Boston area police and other officers did such an excellent job. He said one year earlier police and medical personnel held a training exercise to prepare for just such an attack.

　　Any community can engage in joint planning and execution for any major fixed event. Paying your dues on good days builds the infrastructure of inter-agency familiarity, respect and trust, and has an immediate payoff. And if a bad day ever comes, as it did in Boston, that infrastructure is literally a lifesaver.

　　Several lawmakers said that local law enforcement is important in reacting to terrorist and other attacks. Im Anna Matteo.

　　U.N Issues Warning to C.A.R. Muslims

　　The United Nations says 19,000 Muslims in the Central African Republic are in danger. The UN says they should move to safer towns farther north or across the border. Tens of thousands of Muslims have already fled violence in the capital, Bangui, and the western half of the CAR. Some local officials fear that more such evacuations could strengthen calls to divide the country. Steve Ember tells us more.