The Boston Marathon Bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on April 15, 2013 when two bombs—planted by brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev—went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three spectators were killed more than 260 were i
Each year, Boston celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. This is a holiday unique to Boston, and the annual Boston Marathon is traditionally held on this day. On April 15, I woke up, excited and energized to ...
The April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing inflicted horror on a beloved tradition and led to one of the most intensive manhunts in history.
This kid was quite capable of leaving a bomb next to a child (as shown in video retrieved after the marathon bombing) and, after three people had died and over 175 were wounded, he calmly tweeted the next day that he was “stress free.” Let’s acknowledge that the police had been in...
Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager from Medford; and 8-year-old Martin Richard, who had gone to watch the marathon with his family. Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier was shot to death in his cruiser days later. Seventeen people lost legs in the...
Manhunt ; BOSTON BOMBER ON RUN AFTER SECOND TERRORIST IS KILLED IN GUN AND GRENADE BATTLE WITH POLICEDriver Held Hostage as Bomb Suspects Seize Getaway CarPOLICE shot dead a Boston Marathon bombing suspect and were hunting a second "armed and dangerous" man today after a fierce gun battle and...
the two men carjacked a SUV and told the driver that they had set off the explosions at the marathon. Police pursued the vehicle into Watertown. During the shootout, a MBTA officer was shot and one of the suspects, identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed. A suicide vest was found...
April 17, 2013 -- The bombmakers behind the Boston Marathon explosions weren't looking to scare people, a trauma surgeon with nine years of military experience told ABCNews.com. They intended to kill, said former Navy surgeon Dr. Gary Schwendig. "That person or those people did ...
Miller reported that Tamerlan Tsarnaev threw a bomb at police as he approached them and that's when officers shot and killed him. This bomb is reported to be a pressure cooker bomb, the same that was used in the Boston Marathon attack. Miller says the lid of the pressure cooker came ...
In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial, a Search for Justice and Closure 2015-01-07 A court in Boston, Massachusetts is making final preparations for the trial of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He is accused of terrorism and other crimes in connection with the deadly bombing at the Boston ...