Boston Marathon Bombing – Three Patriots Days Later

Boston Marathon Bombing – Three Patriots Days Later

Monday is Patriots Day in Massachusetts, the third Monday in April on which the Boston Marathon is run. The holiday commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

Three Patriots Days ago, on April 15, 2013, Islamic terrorists bombed the Boston Marathon.

I don’t remember where I was when I first heard of it. But I do remember covering it.

Here is a look back.

At 3:06 p.m. I turned the first post live.

Explosions at Boston Marathon finish line

Reports coming in of explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon.

Live coverage at Fox 25 (no embed available)

Serious injuries — (warning on link, gruesome) missing arms and legs (warning on link, gruesome) according to eyewitness interviewed on television. (Update — latest reports are two dead, 20+ injured…. NY Post reports 12 dead)

Coverage in the following days:

Most pathological #BostonMarathon Tweet

#BostonMarathon Bombing Updates

Branco Cartoon – Terror Street

At Boston Marathon as in Newtown, initial media reports almost entirely wrong

Lü Lingzi, Chinese grad student killed in #BostonMarathon bombing

Images and video of suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing

Then one of the most memorable events — Boston and surroundings went on lock down as the suspects were chased through the city and suburbs, on another killing spree:

MIT officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, was identified as the victim in last night’s shooting. pic.twitter.com/SkXloG4KmF

— Cambridge Chronicle (@cambridgechron) April 19, 2013

Shootout with Boston Marathon Suspects — One dead, one on loose — developing

Haunting picture of 8 yr old Martin Richard and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Boston Marathon pic.twitter.com/5P4QbRfyXy

— Jason Oliveira (@JasonOliveiraTV) April 19, 2013

Boston Marathon suspect manhunt underway – ongoing updates

Boston curfew lifted, mass transit reopened, suspect still on the run

Reports — Second Suspect “Down” (UPDATE – in custody)

"We got him" #oneboston pic.twitter.com/8ZWynyRmzk

— Mayor Tom Menino (@mayortommenino) April 20, 2013

The media initially tried to blame “right wing” extremists, and when the suspects were killed and captured, they made like the false accusations never happened.

Add Boston Marathon Bombing to pile of Failed Eliminationist Narratives

Politically correct epistemic closure counterattacks Boston Marathon bombing reality

Salon.com ghoulishly race baits #BostonMarathon bombing with “white privilege” rant

Two years and one month later:

Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced to Death

We remember the victims, and the people who came to their rescue:

Martin Richard: Boston Marathon bombings victim aged 8 was waiting to give father a hug at finish line http://t.co/oqb8f0AA2M

— I got your #Unity right here (@jtLOL) April 16, 2013

Couple just reunited. pic.twitter.com/R0kuf6zJYs

— Megan Johnson (@megansarahj) April 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/324159085392064513

[Lu Lingzi Chinese graduate student killed Boston Marathon bombing]

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