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The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as just simply the Boston bombing, [4] was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
- Boston Marathon. April 15, 2013, marked the 117th running of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon. The popular event is held on Patriots’ Day, which commemorates the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord that kicked off the Revolutionary War.
- Pressure-Cooker Bombs. At approximately 2:49 that afternoon, with more than 5,600 runners still in the race, two pressure-cooker bombs—packed with shrapnel and hidden in backpacks among crowds of marathon-watchers—exploded within seconds of each other near the finish line along Boylston Street.
- Tsarnaev Brothers. An investigation involving more than 1,000 federal, state and local law enforcement personnel was immediately launched. A breakthrough in the case came less than two days later, when FBI analysts, poring through thousands of videos and photographs taken from security cameras in the area where the attack occurred, pinpointed two male suspects.
- Tamerlan Tsarnaev. When they stopped at a Cambridge gas station, the hostage escaped and called police, informing them the SUV could be tracked by his cellphone, which was still in the vehicle.
Apr 15, 2023 · At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, 2013, two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the world-famous Boston Marathon on Boylston Street, both within seconds of one another and...
Aug 22, 2024 · Boston Marathon bombing of 2013, terrorist attack that took place near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. A pair of bombs detonated in the crowd watching the race, killing 3 people and injuring more than 260.
Apr 12, 2023 · The April 15, 2013 bombing inflicted horror on a beloved Boston tradition and led to one of the most intensive manhunts in history. On a sunny Monday afternoon in April 2013, spectators lined...
May 1, 2013 · After twin blasts shook Boston – killing three and wounding more than 260 others – investigators sprung into action looking for those responsible.
Jul 31, 2020 · Three people were killed and more than 260 injured when two bombs planted by Tsarnaev and his brother exploded at the finish line. The court said Tsarnaev would spend the rest of his days in...
