Sunday, December 29, 2013

         Riya Patel


          Boston Marathon Bombing


           We all know about the Boston Marathon bombing. The one thing that most people don't know is why those peers decided to make that choice. This all happened in April, 2013.If you didn't know about 3 people died including an 8 year old and about 100 people were injured. There was a pair of shootings just before the finish line.
         Just about three-quarters of the 23,000 runners who participated in the race had just crossed the finish line. The bomb that was in the garbage can went off at 2:50 P.M. The second bomb went off thirteen seconds after the first bomb. Although, the second bomb was several hundred feet away. Pandemonium erupted at the site as panicked runners and spectators scattered. Rescue workers rushed to take care of those who were harmed. The F.B.I. the took control of the crime scene.
          President Obama who was speaking at the White House was determined to get to the bottom of things. He said, ' "We will get to the bottom of this. We will find who did this, and we will find out why they did this. Any reasonable individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of  justice." ' 
          Officials say that there were 4 bombs, but only 2 of them went off. The other 2 were disabled by the police. The officials say that the bombs were made of black powder and ball bearings. Although the investigators are unsure of how they were set off at the Boston Marathon.  It was unclear on Monday evening of who might be responsible for the bombs. 
        Some law enforcements officials say that the blasts came at the start if the week in April. It was April 15 the deadline for filling taxes and patriots day in Massachusetts, the start of the week that has seen some violence in the past. April 19 
Is the anniversary of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred  P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

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