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Apr 20, 20 boston reuters with the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings lying seriously wounded in a hospital and unable to speak on saturday, investigators worked to determine a motive and. Apr 16, 20 police said it might have been caused by an incendiary device but it is unclear whether it is related to the bombings. Apr 23, 20 the 19yearold suspect in the boston marathon bombings has told interrogators that the american wars in iraq and afghanistan motivated him and his brother to carry out the attack, according to u. During the annual boston marathon on april 15, 20, two homemade pressure cooker bombs detonated 14 seconds and 210 yards 190 m apart at 2. Timeline of events the bombers went on the run for four days, killing a police officer, before one was run over and the other found in a garden. Fighter scribes option upcoming book on boston marathon bombing. Boston marathon bomb blasts kill at least three, leave scores. Marathon bombing film productions wont detail tax credits. Muslim advocates critical of mike pompeos nomination at. May 16, 2015 the bombings two years ago turned one of this citys most cherished athletic events into a grim tragedy the worst terrorist attack on american soil since sept. After bombings, social media informs and misinforms usa today. The boston marathon isnt just an athletic event its a citywide celebration and a rite of spring. Dzhokhar tsarnaev given death penalty in boston marathon.
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