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THE TWO BOMBS that struck the Boston Marathon on 15 April 2013 stunned the world.
At 2.49pm, the first bomb exploded at the race’s finish line. Tucked inside a pressure-cooker device, it shattered the triumphant atmosphere at the line, killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.
What should have been a day of celebration and success, where people pushed their bodies to their limits, became one of fear and mourning.
Runners lost limbs; supporters lost their lives as they knew them.
These photographs show parts of Boston immediately after the bombings, and today, as the city prepares to mark the tragic event one year on.
Readers might find some images disturbing
April 15, 2013 and April 14, 2014: Medical workers aiding injured people along Boylston Street, then pedestrians walking along the same sidewalk almost a year later.
April 15, 2013 and April 14, 2014: Medical workers aiding injured people on Boylston Street near the finish line, and nearly a year later traffic flowing on the same street.
April 15, 2013 and April 10, 2014: Boylston Street in front of the Forum restaurant, where the second of two bombs exploded, and pedestrians walking past the same spot almost a year later.
April 15, 2013 and April 10, 2014: A view of Boylston Street in front of the Marathon Sports store, left, the site where the first of two bombs exploded, and pedestrians walking along the same sidewalk almost a year later.
April 15, 2013 and April 10, 2014: Boylston Street with people on the ground after the first of two bombs exploded, then pedestrians walking along the same sidewalk almost a year later in Boston
May 7, 2013 and April 10, 2014: Kevin Brown placing a Teddy bear at a makeshift memorial in Copley Square, and people walking through the same square nearly a year later.
April 19, 2013 and April 9, 2014: Police going door-to-door as they searched for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, and a child walking past the same home almost a year later.
April 19, 2013 and April 9, 2014: Law enforcement authorities searching for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, and a view of the same street almost a year later.
April 16, 2013 and April 9, 2014: A runner passing a police officer the morning after the two bomb blasts, and traffic on that street almost a year later.
April 15, 2013 and April 2, 2014: A police officer clearing Boylston Street following the bomb blast, and pedestrians crossing at the same corner nearly a year later in Boston
It is hypocritical in the extreme that the US would speak of Security Council/UN resolutions being broken when it’s closet ally in the Middle East, breaks them or outright ignores them on a daily basis.
Also, lest the world forget, the US contributed to North Korea becoming a nuclear state when it turned a blind eye to Pakistani nuclear scientists assisting the North Koreans with nuclear knowledge and equipment claiming officially no such transfer was occurring when in reality it knew what was occurring but did not want to jeopardise relations with Pakistan.
Seoirse, are you sure your not b Lowe because you sound exactly like him. Go ahead and defend North Korea. You make a stupid argument!
They broke international shipping laws and got caught. Get over it.
”Go ahead and defend North Korea.”
He is not necessarily defending N Korea – just stating facts . If facts are too much for u – !!
Jim, saoirse, is stating this as fact. How does he know what went on?
B Lowe talking through his …. again. If is ant-British or anti-US Lowe will be there.
I think b Lowe has a new identity
Correction Pauric, even if its an unrelated topic, if an anti-UK or anti-US slant can somehow be put on it, no matter how tenuous, BLowe will be there…
”, if an anti-UK or anti-US slant can somehow be put on it, no matter how tenuous, BLowe will be there…”
the problem is that with the way the US /UK and many countries in the West behave – it is easy to knock their many illegal actions . Not too many countries have a President who openly boasts of his Murder List .
The west – and US in particular seem to be going out of their way to create enemies – maybe they do that on purpose -to keep the Arms trade going and the money.
Jim, really? Would you like to comment on the illegal activities of North Korea. I believe it has its own arms trade. Also money laundering.
Check it all out and get back to us.
How about the arms trading done by Sweden, France, Austria, Russia amongst others.
But for you and your ilk it’s always the same ole anti- US RANT’
@Jim
Yes, but this article is about an illegal ams shipment from Cuba to North Korea, and the Panamanian response after uncovering it!
Its a bit like the people who twist almost every article on TJ to make a comment about our bankers and politicians!
Its wrong for Cuba to export arms – to N Korea – but ok for US ,UK and France to export to wherever they wish eg Saudi Arabia , Syria ,Iran Israel etc – .
BBC this morning reported that UK govt had issued 3,000 licenses [ value £ 12 Billion ] for arms export to several countries eg China , Iran, Saudi Arabia , Israel- – but that all legal and ok -
——— total hypocrisy once again – but will make good headlines on Fox and keep US population in more fear – a difficult feat .
The difference is that the US ,UK France etc are not hiding their sales in shiploads of Sugar. They are following international trade rules.
”They are following international trade rules.”
— which they write themselves !!
…typical, 2 dodgy dictatorships got caught dealing in spare parts for nuclear weapons but people can’t resist the opportunity to ‘America bash’
Cuba is one cheeky little k^^t
What is a k^^t?
Same as a C^^T
Knight. Cuba is a cheeky little knight.
Sure those were just props for parades
Obvious dry run
The North Koreans seized a small US navy ship years ago, they refused to give it back and now take what few tourists they get on tours of it, rubbing the US noses in the fact they kept the vessel. This cargo ship should be kept also, not necessarily because of the US ship being kept but to show NK that any ship found to be smuggling prohibited weapons “regardless of which country owns the vessel” or components will be seized. lets see how they will get contracts for shipping illegal weapons then. its the right thing to do, this dictatorship is starving its own people while buying illegal weapons to threaten the rest of the world. something needs to be done to stop it, no more words, action is needed.
Equipment was not listed on the manifest and was hidden under tons of sugar and sure tis old anyway me arse …… Cuba should not send to that madcap country god only knows what they will do with it . Seize the ship and sell it to pay for the upgrading work in Panama and warn Cuba and North Korea that in future if they try this the ship will be seized and they will lose the cargo . Do it legitimate like everyone else . As regards the crew 10 years in bars minimum , they knew what they were carting by their carry on and 20 for the captain . This will send the right message .
Wow! We are in the ha’penny place…
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