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Christian Science Monitor
Boston Marathon
tragedy: 2 dead, at least 28 injured in back-to-back blasts
By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer, Eoin O'Carroll, Staff writer
April 15, 2013
The Boston Marathon finish line was the scene of two large explosions
Monday that killed at least two people and injured many more. A third
explosion occurred at JFK Presidential Library, several miles away.
BOSTON - Two explosions near the finish line brought a tragic halt to
the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon while the race was still in
progress. A third explosion occurred some time later at the John F.
Kennedy Presidential Library, about four miles from the scene in the
Back Bay.
The blasts at the finish line rocked Boylston Street, killing at least
two people and injuring at least two dozen others – some severely,
according to news reports. That prompted a sudden end to the race as
legions of runners were still trying to finish.
The first explosion, coming at 2:50 p.m., some three hours after the
leading men and women had crossed the finish line, was followed quickly
by a second blast 50 to 100 yards away.
At least one runner was knocked off his feet by the force of the
blasts, which came very close to the finish line.
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