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More than 100 Sri Lankan nationals and their supporters gathered Thursday evening on the Boston Common to mourn those injured and killed in the explosions in Sri Lanka.
VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP STAFF

Interfaith community comes together in grief over Easter Sunday bombings

Vivian Myron April 26, 2019
Four days after a series of explosions rocked Sri Lanka, more than 100 Sri Lankan nationals and their supporters gathered Thursday evening on the Boston Common to mourn those injured and killed.
PHOTO BY BRUCE EMMERLING/CREATIVE COMMONS

EDITORIAL: New York explosion signifies need for patience, reliance on fact

Editors September 18, 2016

On Saturday evening, our world was once again rattled by shrapnel, terror and unanswered questions. One follows the other succinctly and without falter. The questions haunt us more often than not, as scary...

Two friends of Tsarnaev plead not guilty to interfering with investigation

Daily Free Press Admin August 14, 2013

Two college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that they obstructed justice by taking evidence from Tsarnaev’s college dormitory room...

EDIT: Tsarnaev’s golden ticket

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s case might have just been saved. Judy Clarke agreed to join his team of defenders to prevent him from the death penalty Wednesday. Clarke is known for representing insanely high-profile...

Tsarnaev’s lawyer renowned for high-profile cases

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Altlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph and Boston Marathon bomber Dhzhokhar Tsarnaev now have more in common than their alleged criminal acts. They all have or had acclaimed defense...

3 men arrested in connection to bombings

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Three men were arrested and charged Wednesday for impeding the process of the Boston Marathon bombings investigation. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19 and residents of New Bedford, were...

EDIT: Redditorial

Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2013

Many students, when they have 10 pages to write, find themselves on Tumblr, Facebook or Reddit. The last on that list is known for its r/aww thread providing the world with thousands of adorable animals...

Massive rally in Boston Common after 2nd Marathon bombing suspect taken into custody

Daily Free Press Admin April 20, 2013

  A crowd of more than 1,000 people, many of them students of Boston-area colleges, marched to the Boston Common Friday night in a demonstration of pride after law enforcement officials subdued...

Classes canceled during citywide manhunt for second bombing suspect

Daily Free Press Admin April 19, 2013

The city of Boston is virtually shut down Friday morning as authorities continue a hunt for the second suspect involved in the Boston Marathon bombings after a shootout in Watertown early Friday morning,...

EDIT: It’s blatant racism

Daily Free Press Admin April 18, 2013

Just after the second explosion, marathoners, onlookers and those who were injured but still mobile ran as fast as they could from the smoke. A 20-year-old student ran from the blast, his leg bloodied...

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