Questions tagged [boston-marathon-bombings]

The Boston bombing on April 15, 2013.

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Is Boston bombing victim Jeff Bauman double-amputee soldier Nick Vogt?

From 'Disgusting' Facebook group called 'Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is innocent' attracts more than 11,000 fans worldwide Others believe the iconic image of Jeff Bauman in a wheelchair, bloodied with his femur protruding through what was left of his…
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Did the FBI agents responsible for killing Tamerlan Tsarnaev die together during a FBI training exercise?

A viral image is being passed around Facebook claiming that two FBI agents who fell from a helicopter to their deaths during a training accident were the same two who killed Tamerlan Tsarnaev (of the Boston Marathon bombing incident): Of course,…
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Were the reported number of injured people at the Boston bombing accurate?

At the start of reporting the Boston bombing, there was an estimate of 3 dead, and 170 wounded. The death toll hasn't changed, but it seems like the number of wounded has increased as time has gone on. As of April 22nd, one week after the attack:…
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