Foreign Minister Bob Carr says the Boston Marathon bombings could have been a terrorist strike. Source: AAP
FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says the Boston Marathon bombing is a warning to Australia the threat of terrorism is constant, as local running event organisers ramp up security.
It appears none of the 150 Australians who ran in the US city event were hurt when two explosions tore through the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 100.
US authorities are still trying to determine the motive for the attack, which is was being treated as an act of terrorism.
"What happened in Boston is a warning," Senator Carr told Sky News on Tuesday.
"This is a threat we live with."
The minister said changes to Australians laws and security protocols made after the September 11 US terrorist attacks were sufficient to cope.
"The proof of it is in the fact that four serious attempts at mass casualty terrorist incidents in Australia ... have been detected, disrupted and the people involved convicted," Senator Carr said.
In NSW, Premier Barry O'Farrell said security was being monitored but ruled out any changes to the annual City to Surf run.
"Not only would that mean future Boston Marathons, future City to Surfs, were not of the same character, it would actually give a win to those people who engage in those sort of acts of violence," he told reporters.
Organisers of the Sydney Morning Herald half marathon will review their security.
More than 20,000 people are expected to take part in the 21.1km Sydney half marathon on Sunday May 19, which takes in iconic sites such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks and Opera House.
"We continually assess our safety and security needs, working with local authorities," a Fairfax Media spokesman said in a statement.
The company would specifically assess whether any changes are required following the Boston tragedy.
Organisers of the Melbourne Marathon, to be held in October, have already made extensive safety and security preparations.
And in the UK, the annual London Marathon will go ahead on Sunday as planned.
"We will not be cancelling," London Marathon chief Nick Bitel told BBC Radio 5 Live.
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