Your paper must be a minimum of 1500 words, conforming to APA standards (6th Ed), and not counting the title, abstract or reference page.  You must have a minimum of 5 scholarly sources to support your commentary.  Refer to your syllabus and rubric for guidance.
The Boston Marathon attack was unexpected (or was it?).  The emergency response teams from every conceivable organization mobilized very quickly.  The city was on lock down in an unprecedented amount of time.  Cell phone towers were out of service within minutes (bombs can be remote detonated with cell phones).