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      Photos: Wilmington vigil mourns Sean Collier

      Hundreds of residents, visitors and police officers came to Wilmington on Saturday, April 20, to hold a vigil for native son Sean Collier. Collier, a Somerville resident and MIT police officer, was killed in the line of duty April 18, reportedly by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.

      April 21, 2013 6:19 p.m.

      Photos: Wilmington vigil mourns Sean Collier

      Scenes from the vigil in Watertown

      Watertown residents gathered at Victory Field on Saturday at dusk to pay their respects at a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and following rampage in Cambridge and Watertown this week.

      April 21, 2013 6:19 p.m.

      Scenes from the vigil in Watertown

      Boston Marathon bombings: A city breathes easier

      Police, politicians and residents react to the capture of the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings on Friday, April 19, 2013.

      April 19, 2013 10:47 p.m.

      Boston Marathon bombings: A city breathes easier

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      A look at the manhunt Friday, April 15, 2013, for the second suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings

      April 19, 2013 12:32 p.m.

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      A look at some of the most compelling images from the Boston Marathon bombings and the aftermath.

      April 19, 2013 12:32 p.m.

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