2013 Boston Marathon Bombing Analysis

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The topic I have chosen to further explore is the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. I will explore this incident in order to develop a recommended plan of action, one that could have mitigated or prevented this incident. I will also develop a plan for post-terrorism recovery in relation to this incident. Homegrown extremists Dzhokar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev planned this incident. These individuals, did not belong to a terrorist organization, however, extremists Islamic beliefs motivated them.
Introduction
The 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing was an act of terror that took place in the city of Boston on April 15, 2013. On patriot’s day at the annual Boston marathon, two bombs detonated at the finish line of the marathon. First, there were

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Boston Marathon Bombing Summary

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