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Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston

Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston

2013 domestic terrorist attack in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
🗓️ 15 April 2013

The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs that detonated near the finish line of the race 14 seconds and 210 yards (190 m) apart. Three people were killed and hundreds injured, including 12 victims who lost limbs.

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