On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. On Tuesday, the city of Boston commemorated the event with a brief ceremony on Boylston Street.
Last week's horrible situation in Boston had news outlets all over the country scrambling to cover the events and bring us accurate information. CNN sent their seasoned correspondent Susan Candiotti to cover the bombings in Boston, and it was during this coverage she made a lil blunder...
Students at Northeastern University crowded into the streets, clapping and cheering at passing police officers, waving American flags and singing the country's National Anthem.
Local 103 is the Boston chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. They set up the billboard that reads '#COWARDS', to send a message to the Boston Marathon Bombers. The message stands proud next to the I-93 expressway as a testament to Boston's tight knit community spirit. Read what inspired the billboards message...
6:55 AM ET: The AP is reporting that the suspects are from Chechnya, and have lived in the US for at least one year. The surviving Boston bomb suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Ma. NBC News is reporting that both suspects are brothers. Sources say that the men may have military experience, according to law enforcement officials.
6:30 AM ET: CNN is reporting that
Emotion was on full display when singing of the National Anthem turned into a packed stadium of grief stricken Bostonians belting out the anthem in full voice.
We've gathered pictures of The Boston Marathon tragedy that people have posted around the net and compiled them here. Keep in mind that some of these pictures are very graphic.