A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON VICTIMS
![Boston, MA - 4/22/13 - First Responders - Firefighter Mark Sanders (cq) and fellow firefighters from Engine 7 Tower Ladder 17 who were first responders at the Marathon bombings, observe a moment of silence at 2:50 pm on the 1 week anniversary of the attack in front of their firehouse on Columbus Ave. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:metro, topic: 23bomb]()
People around Boston and beyond observed a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. on April 22, the one-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon, to honor the three people killed and over 180 injured in the bombing attacks.
Pictured: Firefighters from Engine 7 Tower Ladder 17, who were first responders at the Marathon bombings, observed the moment of silence.
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![A moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing is observed on Boylston Street near the race finish line, exactly one week after the tragedy, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Boston, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)]()
A thousand people gathered at Boylston and Berkeley streets in Boston’s Back Bay, the site of a makeshift memorial for victims who were killed at the finish line in the explosion exactly a week ago.
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![epa03673170 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (2nd R) stands with other lawmakers for a moment of silence on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to mark the one week anniversary of the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 22 April 2013. Three people were killed and over 200 people were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/JUSTIN LANE]()
At the end, Governor Deval Patrick looked up, thanked the crowd and said, “God bless the people of Massachusetts. Boston strong.”
Pictured: Patrick (second from right) and other lawmakers stood on the State House steps.
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![Hopkinton, MA 4/22/13 Traffic passes by as usual, while Hopkinton Town Hall employees observe a moment of silence at 2:50 on Monday. Outside of Hopkinton's Town Hall, employees gathered for a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. Monday, just down the street from where the Boston Marathon begins. Town Manager Norman Khumalo asked Geri Holland, assistant town clerk to say a prayer and she made up an impromptu one, asking for healing for the families of those killed; for everyone injured and their families; for responders etc. People stayed outside until the church bells stopped ringing. (Michele McDonald for the Boston Globe )]()
Traffic passed by as usual while Hopkinton Town Hall employees observed a moment of silence. Employees gathered for a moment of silence just down the street from where the Boston Marathon begins.
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![Boston, MA 042313 Nathalia Deleon (cq), far left, and other fourth graders at the Blackstone Elementary School in Boston stood for a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims at last Monday's marathon, Tuesday, April 23 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 23bombmomentl reporter:]()
Nathalia Deleon (left) and other fourth graders at the Blackstone Elementary School in Boston stood in remembrance.
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![BOSTON , MA. 04/ 22 /13: Memorial set up on Boyolston and Hereford streets , a moment of silence was later held from AERIAL After the Boston Marathon bombing ( David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 23bombmomentphoto]()
An aerial view of the moment of silence from the makeshift Marathon memorial on Boylston and Hereford streets.
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![BOSTON, MA - APRIL 22: People embrace before a moment of silence honoring the Boston Marathon bombing victims in Copley Square, near the bombing sites, on April 22, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick asked residents to observe a moment of silence at the time of the first explosion at 2:50 p.m. this afternoon, the same day suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnae was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)]()
People embraced during the five minutes of quiet.
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![People pause for a moment of silence near the Statehouse in Boston at 2:50pm, Monday, April 22, 2013, exactly one week after the first bomb went off at the finish area of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
Elected officials, staff, and others stood on the steps of the State House, where the sun gleamed off the golden dome.
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![People pause for a moment of silence near the Statehouse in Boston at 2:50pm, Monday, April 22, 2013, exactly one week after the first bomb went off at the finish area of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
People paused near the State House in Boston.
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![Audrey Gasteier, left, of Cambridge, Mass., and Aminata Ndiaye, center, of Boston, join others to observe a minute of silence at City Hall Plaza in Boston for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings Monday, April 22, 2013, one week after the explosions. The remembrance was held at 2:50 p.m., the time the first of the two bombs exploded near the race's finish line. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)]()
Audrey Gasteier (left), of Cambridge, and Aminata Ndiaye (center), of Boston, joined others at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
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![epa03673169 State employees pause for a moment of silence on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to mark the one week anniversary of the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 22 April 2013. Three people were killed and over 200 people were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/JUSTIN LANE]()
State employees bowed their heads on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
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![BOSTON , MA. 04/ 22 /13: a moment of silence was is held at the time of first bomb here seen on Boyolston Street by Berekley After the Boston Marathon bombing ( David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 23bombmomentphoto]()
Onlookers watched the moment of silence on Boylston Street.
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![Boston, MA -- 04/22/13 -- left to right: Jeffrey Gonyeau(cq), Mayor Thomas Menino, and Senator Elizabeth Warren observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in Peabody Square in Dorchester on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:50PM. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)]()
From left: Jeffrey Gonyeau, Mayor Menino, and Senator Elizabeth Warren observed the moment of silence in Peabody Square in Dorchester.
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![epa03673208 The blue city flag of Boston flies on Boylston Street during a moment of silence at 2:50pm, marking the one-week anniversary of the bombing attack on the Marathon, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 22 April 2013. Three people were killed and 183 people were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/DOMINICK REUTER]()
The blue city flag of Boston flew on the silent Boylston Street.
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![A woman wipes a tear at a memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing on Boylston Street near the race finish line, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Boston, Mass. At 2:50 p.m., exactly one week after the bombings, many bowed their heads and cried at the makeshift memorial on Boylston Street, three blocks from the site of the explosions, where bouquets of flowers, handwritten messages, and used running shoes were piled on the sidewalk. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)]()
A woman wiped a tear at the memorial for the victims near the race finish line.
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![Boston, MA - 04/22/13 - Nancy Smith, cq, (3rd from far right) Jewish Chaplin, Department of Pastoral Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center spoke while BIDMC Emergency Department staff gather inside and outside a Trauma Room to observe a Moment of Silence for victims in the Boston Marathon bombings. (NOTE: At the request of the hospital *** NO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FOR THE FIRST MINUTE OF SILENCE). - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: globe staff, Topic: 23bombmoment, LOID: 6.1.2216148191.]()
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s emergency department staff stood silently near a trauma room.
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