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Boston Marathon Bombing Essay

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From Boston to Devastation
“We are Boston Strong”(Buzzfeed). On April 15, 2013, two terrorist created bombs to go off at the Boston Marathon finish line to injure and kill people. To add on, the two bombers names are identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. They were born in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, but later became a U.S Citizen in 2012. The Boston Marathon Bombing occurred causing tragedy, and to break this tragedy down further is through the plot, the attack, the manhunt, and the victims.
First, the Boston Marathon Bombing had a plot to enforce bombs to go off at the finish line of the race. According to History, “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, described by classmates as a popular student, became a naturalized U.S. citizen on September 11, 2012. His older brother, a community college dropout who was frequently unemployed, had a green card but was not an American citizen”(History). Subsequently, this kid was popular, what happened to him that caused this to happen is weird. There must have been something going on or this was planned because Dzhokhar was not in any groups, but did a youtube …show more content…

History states, “The blasts instantly turned the sun-filled afternoon into a gruesome scene of destruction and chaos. Three spectators died: a 23-year-old woman, a 29-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy, while more than 260 other people were wounded. Sixteen people lost legs; the youngest amputee was a 7-year-old girl”(History). All things considered, these muslims were angry over the 9/11 attacks and wanted to get back at America and this attack showcased these men hating America with the explosions and harming people. 26,000 people participated in the race and nobody expected the race to turn deadly, and this attack showed that on the sunniest days, violence can happen. The next year after the bombing people still ran with what they had, they did not want the terrorist to

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