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PHOTOS: Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon

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Peace is written on the sidewalk in front of the Richard house in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin Richard, 8, was killed in Monday’s bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. AP
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“This is Martin, 8. He died in the Boston bombing yesterday. He was at the finish line with his family, waiting for his dad to cross. His mother and little sister were catastrophically injured. He was the student of our dear friend, Rachel Moo. His message resonates powerfully today. My prayer is that we all live by Martin’s words, paying tribute to his too-brief, but immeasurably valuable life by following his example.” Lucia Brawley via Facebook
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In this image from video provided by WBZ TV, spectators and runners run from what was described as twin explosions that shook the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Boston. AP
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An explosion going off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. @Boston_to_a_T via Twitter
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The location where one of the two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon. Google Maps
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An explosion going off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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The location where one of the two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Google Maps
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@theoriginalwak via Twitter
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@brm90 via Twitter
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People react to an explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A runner and race officials react to an explosion during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. REUTERS
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People react to a second explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Police and runners react following two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish area in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. REUTERS
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Bystanders tend to an injured man following explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. REUTERS
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Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Runner John Ounao crying when he finds friends after several explosions rocked the finish of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2013. AFP/Getty Images
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Medical workers aid injured people at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Blood from victims covers the sidewalk on Boylston Street, at the site of an explosion during the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Boston police clear an area following an explosion near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers aid an injured person at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers aid injured people at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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S.W.A.T. team members stand guard on the campus of Massachusetts General Hospital. AP
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Medical workers respond following an explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston, in the Oval Office, April 15, 2013. Seated with the President are Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza via Flickr
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Medical workers and authorities work on the scene near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A Boston police officer clears Boylston Street following an explosion at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A flag flies over the finish line as medical workers aid injured people following an explosion at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers wheel the injured across the finish line during the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A Boston police officer wheels in injured boy down Boylston Street as medical workers carry an injured runner following an explosion during the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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@chanyasulkit via Twitter
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@chanyasulkit via Twitter
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Public safety officials evacuate the scene after several explosions near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Reuters
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A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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Carlos Arredondo, who was at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon when two explosives detonated, leaves the scene on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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Medical personnel work outside the medical tent in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Ambulances line Huntington Avenue, one block from the finish line area after reports of two explosions near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 15 April 2013. EPA
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Members of the bomb squad prepare investigate a suspicious item on the road as runners pass near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A member of the bomb squad investigates a suspicious item on the road near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A member of the bomb squad investigates a suspicious item on the road near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A man in a bomb-disposal suit investigates the site of an explosion which went off on Boylston Street during the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Reuters
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One of the blast sites on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon is investigated by two people in protective suits in the wake of two blasts in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A couple embrace near the finish line area after reports of two explosions near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 15 April 2013. EPA
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A young woman hugs her father after reports of two explosions near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 15 April 2013. EPA
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A runner reacts near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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A runner embraces another woman near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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An unidentified Boston Marathon runner is comforted as she cries in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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Ambulances line the street after explosions reportedly interrupted the running of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Reuters
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Runners and spectators flee from the scene where two explosions occurred along the final stretch of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2013. Bloomberg via Getty Images
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First responders tend to the wounded, including a young boy in a wheelchair, where two explosions occurred along the final stretch of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2013. Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A woman who apparently sustained an injury to her hand, walks with another who tries to comfort her after explosions reportedly interrupted the running of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Reuters
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Runners react near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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Medical workers aid an injured woman at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following two explosions there, Monday, April 15, 2013 in Boston. AP
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An injured person is loaded into an ambulance in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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Firefighters take postion on Boyltson Street near the finish line after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
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An unidentified Boston Marathon runner leaves the course crying near Copley Square following an explosion in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. AP
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A second explosion goes off as a runner was blown to the ground by the first explosion near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. Boston Globe via Getty Images
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The scene after two explosions near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston. EPA
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The aftermath of a bomb blast near the finish line on Boylston Street, Boston. EPA
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Police clear the bleachers after two explosions went off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. Boston Globe via Getty Images
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Outside of the Boston Medical Center emergency room, a man is subdued by Boston police officers as well as ATF agents. He was walking outside and another man in a wheelchair (not pictured) pointed him out to the police, and they approached him. When he was apparently uncooperative, he was subdued, handcuffed and led away. It is not clear whether he is connected to the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Boston Globe via Getty Images
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A Boston Marathon competitor and Boston police run from the area of an explosion near the finish line in Boston. AP
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A couple walks down Boylston Street away from the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston. REUTERS
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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston. Seated with the President are Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. ZUMAPRESS.com
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President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press following explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. ZUMAPRESS.com
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Minnesota Timberwolves’ Luke Ridnour bows his head during a moment of silence for the victims of the explosions at the Boston marathon prior to an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz. AP
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Miami Marlins players and fans stand for a moment of silence for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing prior to playing against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. Getty Images