3Qs: Boston shows compassion, resiliency in face of tragedy
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 09:35
Twin bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon killed three spectators and left scores more injured. In the last 24 hours, news agencies have reported that authorities believe security video footage shows a potential suspect or suspects. Stephen Flynn is the founding co-director of Northeastern's George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security and an expert in community resilience and critical infrastructure protection with a faculty appointment in the Department of Political Science. In spite of the dearth of clues and rampant uncertainty, the community's rapid response to the attack, he said, "shows the world how a tragedy can be met with competence and compassion."