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A man's stroll in the street with a rice cooker in his backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line led police to step up patrols Wednesday, while organizers sought to assure the city and runners of a safe race next week. The arrest of the man, whose mother said he had a mental disorder, rattled nerves as Boston prepared for the annual race, but authorities said they did not consider it a security breach. ''I believe this will be the safest place on the planet on April 21,'' said Dave McGillivray, the long-time race director for the Boston Athletic Association. Boston police detonated the suspicious backpack Tuesday night, along with a second backpack that was later found to have been left behind by a journalist covering the day's remembrances, Police Commissioner William Evans said.
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