Boston Marathon Nightmare

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The James team sends our deepest sympathy to the victims of the Boston bombing happened yesterday, Monday.  On April 15, 2 bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killing 3 people and leaving over 170 others hurt, 17 people are in critical condition.

The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual city marathon in the world.  It started for the first time in the year 1897.  The fist marathon was run with only 18 runners in the race, but the participants grew since then.   Thousands of professional runners travelled from around the world to take part on America's biggest sporting event. 

The Boston Marathon is ranked as one of the most prestigous marathon in the world.  The running event is held on Patriot's day which is observed on the third Monday of April every year.  The holiday commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. 

As of this time, it is still unclear who was behind the bombings.  "There is no suspect in custody, but many people are being questioned,"  according to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis.  President Barack Obama said that the perpetrators would pay.  

Within seconds, the festive celebration has turned into a very traumatic event. It was a very horrific day in Boston.

We pray for the speedy recovery of those that are injured and we hope that whoever is behind the attacks will take responsibility for the effects it caused to a lot of people.  During these times that we, as Americans should unite to find the people who are responsible for this horrible tragedy. Anyone with information on the bombings, please call Boston authorities at 1-800-494-TIPS.