Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later

Boston remembers deadly marathon bombing 10 years later

By Michael Casey, The Associated Press With a bagpiper playing “The Bells of Dunblane” and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early April 15 by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was making her first run for City Council when the bombing happened, joined the somber procession…

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Boston remembers deadly marathon bombing 10 years later

BOSTON — With a bagpiper playing “The Bells of Dunblane” and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.