Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual, continuous-running marathon in the world, beginning more than a century ago.

It is held on Patriot's Day each year in Boston, attracting thousands of contestants and tens of thousands of spectators.

## 2013 bombing[edit]

On April 15, 2013, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev,[1] two radical Islamist Chechen[2] brothers, Radical jihadists bent on killing Americans,[3] detonated a pair of bombs near the finish line of the marathon. In response, the race was terminated, and thousands of runners were prevented from crossing the finish line. Three spectators were killed and 264 people were wounded.

At the trial, the jury viewed jihadist related material taken from his computer.[4]

In Feb 2022, Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Jim Hoft, "AP: Boston Bombers Were Motivated by “Radical Islam” …Just As Russia Warned Us", The GWP, April 22, 2013.
3. ↑ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev - United States Court of Appeals Jul 31, 2020
Overview... Radical jihadists bent on killing Americans, the duo caused battlefield-like carnage.
4. ↑ Boston Marathon Bombing Jury Sees Jihadist Material Taken From Tsarnaev Devices, NBC News, Mar 19, 2015.

> The jury in accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's terror trial viewed jihadist related material taken from his computer.

5. ↑ Kevin Breuninger, Dan Mangan, "Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev", CNBC, Mar 4, 2022.