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    Manhunt for Boston Bombing Suspect Ends After Daylong City Shutdown

    Apr 19, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

    The manhunt for Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev came to an end Friday evening in the suburb of Watertown, Mass. Ray Suarez talks to WGBH reporter Phillip Martin, Farah Stockman of the Boston Globe and Bruce Gellerman of WBUR about how police found and captured the suspect, plus a ...

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    Aunt of Marathon Bombing Suspects Speaks

    Apr 19, 2013 06:59 PM EDT

    The marathon bombing suspects' aunt, Maret Tsarnaeva of Toronto, said that she was suspicious that her nephews -- suspects in the Boston bombings -- were responsible, after sifting through the FBI's released photos and video of the men."They are normal young men," she said.

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    Uncle Of Marathon Bombing Suspects Speaks

    Apr 19, 2013 03:41 PM EDT

    The marathon bombing suspects' uncle, Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md., told the AP that they are from a Russian region near Chechnya and that they lived together near Boston and had been in the United States for about 10 years.Speaking outside his home, Tsarni told Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- who ...

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    Obama Honors Victims of Boston Bombing in Interfaith Service

    Apr 18, 2013 08:15 PM EDT

    ... the Holy Cross in Boston on Thursday. BOSTON -- President Barack Obama sought to inspire a stricken city and comfort an unnerved nation Thursday, declaring that Boston "will run again" and vowing to hunt down the perpetrator of the twin blasts that brought mayhem and death to the Boston Marathon. "If ...

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    President Obama Calls Boston Bombing an 'Act of Terror'

    Apr 16, 2013 04:06 PM EDT

    In a press conference Tuesday, President Barack Obama called the explosions at the Boston Marathon, a "heinous and cowardly act." The president said that the FBI is investigating the bombings as an "act of terror."

  • Pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returns

    Pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returns

    Oct 11, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

    ... back to races across the country and the world," said Doug Flannery, a 56-year-old Illinois resident who was waiting to start his sixth Boston Marathon. "It gives people hope that things are starting to come back." Police were visible all along the course as authorities vowed to remain ...

  • Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

    Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

    Mar 13, 2020 04:23 PM EDT

    ... City Hall, drew on the city's rallying cry in the aftermath of the bombings that killed three and injured scores of others at the marathon finish line in 2013. "We've shown before that whatever the challenge to our marathon and to our city, we are Boston Strong," he ...

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    Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Pleads Not Guilty to 30 Criminal Charges

    Jul 10, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

    ... guilty to 30 criminal counts, ranging from carjacking to use of a weapon of mass destruction, resulting in the death of three people near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Gwen Ifill talks to David Abel of the Boston Globe, who has covered the case since the bombings.

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    Boston Marathon Victim on Her Road to Recovery

    May 10, 2013 08:46 PM EDT

    Roseann Sdoia was waiting for a friend at the Boston Marathon finish line when the second blast knocked her to the ground. Her right leg was later amputated above the knee. Sdoia talked to WGBH Greater Boston host Emily Rooney about the day of the bombings, her recovery and her ...

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    Runners Draw Strength from Each Other as They Honor Boston Bombings Victims

    Apr 29, 2013 03:11 PM EDT

    Runners in Washington, D.C,. gathered last week to support victims of the April 15 Boston bombings. Organizer Adam Siple and at least 150 others participated. The April 15 attacks at the Boston Marathon shocked all Americans, but runners couldn't sit still for long. By the next morning, runners ...