BOSTON, Mass. — With the barricades along Boylston Street, and grandstands rising above both sides of the finish line, it was possible to — at least for an innocent moment — mistake Tuesday for Marathon Monday, also known as the Boston Marathon, a joyful April day that is central to Boston’s identity as a city of grit, determination and camaraderie
But there were too many signs of the day’s actual significance — as the one-year anniversary of the marathon bombings — to linger in that carefree place for long.
The bombings that took place one year ago killed three spectators: Krystle Campbell, 29, Lu Lingzi, 23, and Martin Richard, 8. The bombs wounded 263 others, and cost more than a dozen to lose some of their limbs. Read more...
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