US Observes One-Year Anniversary of Boston Marathon Bombing
One year after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, the northeast U.S. city today pays solemn tribute to the victims of the attack at one of the world’s premiere sporting events. Church bells will toll at the precise time the first bomb exploded at the race’s finish line April 15, 2013 killing three people and wounding more than 250 others.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden joins state and local officials, as well as bombing survivors, at a ceremony at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center. Biden is expected to deliver remarks in tribute to victims, as well as survivors and first responders. There will also be a flag-raising ceremony and a moment of silence at the race’s finish line.
Two pressure-cooker devices allegedly hidden in backpacks by two brothers of Chechen descent, 26-year old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his 20-year old brother, Dzhokhar, sent metal fragments through the crowd of bystanders. Several people lost limbs. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg from above the knee. “I woke up on the ground with the firefighter on me putting a tourniquet on my legs,” he said.
He sustained other shrapnel wounds could still lose his left leg.
Another bombing survivor, Roseann Sdoia, lost the bottom of her right leg in the bombing and says she wishes the tragedy had never happened.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden joins state and local officials, as well as bombing survivors, at a ceremony at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center. Biden is expected to deliver remarks in tribute to victims, as well as survivors and first responders. There will also be a flag-raising ceremony and a moment of silence at the race’s finish line.
Two pressure-cooker devices allegedly hidden in backpacks by two brothers of Chechen descent, 26-year old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his 20-year old brother, Dzhokhar, sent metal fragments through the crowd of bystanders. Several people lost limbs. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg from above the knee. “I woke up on the ground with the firefighter on me putting a tourniquet on my legs,” he said.
He sustained other shrapnel wounds could still lose his left leg.
Another bombing survivor, Roseann Sdoia, lost the bottom of her right leg in the bombing and says she wishes the tragedy had never happened.
“I don’t think anybody knows what they’re capable of doing until you’re forced to be in it. And, you know, I think most people would want to get back to normal. I want to be pre-April 15th,” she stated.
The blasts set off a multi-day manhunt that ended with Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead from a shootout with police and Dzhokhar being arrested in a Boston suburb. He is due to go on trial in November on 30 federal charges and will face the death penalty. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
As for the Boston Marathon, a tradition that dates to 1897, it will be held Monday with an expanded field of about 36,000 runners, some 9,000 more than in 2013.
Organizers have boosted security, with cameras installed along the route and thousands of police and hundreds of National Guard troops set to be deployed in the area.
The blasts set off a multi-day manhunt that ended with Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead from a shootout with police and Dzhokhar being arrested in a Boston suburb. He is due to go on trial in November on 30 federal charges and will face the death penalty. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
As for the Boston Marathon, a tradition that dates to 1897, it will be held Monday with an expanded field of about 36,000 runners, some 9,000 more than in 2013.
Organizers have boosted security, with cameras installed along the route and thousands of police and hundreds of National Guard troops set to be deployed in the area.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/biden-to-speak-at-boston-marathon-tribute/1893520.html
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