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Map showing key locations and events related to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in the Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown areas of Massachusetts. Numbered markers indicate where the two explosions occurred near the marathon finish line, the fatal shooting of an MIT police officer, a carjacking, a carjacking victim's escape, the death of one suspect after a firefight, and the capture of the second suspect in Watertown. Major roads, the Charles River, and landmarks such as the Massachusetts Institu Smoke billows over Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon as runners, officials, and spectators react and move away from the explosions. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces the camera in a headshot with a neutral expression, wearing a dark zippered jacket against a plain light background.

Boston Marathon bombing of 2013: References & Edit History

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  • Michael Ray
    Michael Ray is an assistant managing editor who has worked at Britannica since 2003. In addition to leading the Geography and History team, he oversees coverage of European history and military affairs. He earned a B.A. in history from Michigan State University in 1995.

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Invalidated site: U.S. Department of Justice - Office of the Inspector General - Unclassified Summary of Information Handling and Sharing Prior to the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings (PDF). Sep 14, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 08, 2026
Add new Web site: New Journal of Medicine - Be Prepared Β— The Boston Marathon and Mass-Casualty Events. Aug 19, 2025
Add new Web site: FBI History - Boston Marathon Bombing. Jul 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of South Florida - Implementing NIMS: Lessons Learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing (PDF). May 17, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - Boston Marathon bombings: How notorious bombers got caught. Dec 17, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Justice - Office of the Inspector General - Unclassified Summary of Information Handling and Sharing Prior to the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings (PDF). Jul 29, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN US - Tsarnaev trial: Timeline of the bombings, manhunt and aftermath. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS NewsHour - 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing marked with somber ceremony. Nov 15, 2023
Replaced photograph. Aug 10, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Adjustment Among Area Youth After the Boston Marathon Bombing and Subsequent Manhunt. Apr 04, 2023
Updated for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reimposed the death sentence on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Mar 04, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - Boston Bomb PSYOP HSEEP. May 17, 2016
Add new Web site: American Red Cross - Boston Marathon 2013. May 17, 2016
Updated for sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. May 15, 2015
Updated to mention the outcome of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial. Apr 08, 2015
Article thoroughly revised. Jul 23, 2014
New map added. May 08, 2013
Revised the number of injured and updated with the official filing of federal charges against Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Apr 24, 2013
New article added. Apr 19, 2013
Updated for the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Apr 19, 2013
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