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THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING WHEN AMERICA CAME BACK STRONGER By: Rylee Wilson
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The Boston Marathon April 15, 2013 117 th running of the Boston Marathon 23,000 participants This year of the marathon was different…
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The Bombing Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Bombs set in backpacks Pressure cooker bombs, online magazine Set off12 seconds, 210 yards apart at 2:29 pm 260 people wounded, 3 dead, 16 lost limbs
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Shootout April 18 FBI released surveillance and footage Soon after 2 men got in firefight with police Tamerlan was killed by brother Dzhokhar managed to escape the scene
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Search for Dzhokhar Manhunt ended on the evening of April 19 A Watertown resident stepped into his backyard and noticed that the cover on his boat was loose Found Dzhokhar bloody body in boat Police were aware and arrived soon after He was shot, arrested and taken to the hospital
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Dzhokhar confesses Tamerlan was the mastermind of the plan Not working with outside terrorist group Self influenced Next stop, Times Square in New York City Pronounced guilty, April 8 2015 Sentenced to death May 2015
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Worlds Reaction Temporary memorials spread across Boston Moments of silence held at hundreds of events across the country Thousands came to pray for family, friends, colleagues, people affected
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How did the brothers learn how to make the bombs let off during the Boston Marathon? Online magazine
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Which brother was the mastermind of the plan? Tamerlan
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Where was Dzhokhar found after the shootout? A Boat
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What were the bombs placed in during the marathon so no one knew they were bombs? Backpacks
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If the Boston Marathon bombing was successful where were the two brothers going to bomb next? Times Square, New York City
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