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Watch: Marathon blogger recounts aftermath of explosion

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One of Boston.com's marathon bloggers, Jacqueline Palfy Klemond of Sioux Falls, SD finished the Boston Marathon just 18 minutes before the first explosion Monday. A newspaper editor at The Argus Leader, Palfy Klemond's journalism instincts took over and she started asking questions, using her smartphone to capture the interviews on video.

Above is her account of the aftermath of what happened and then check out what witnesses in the area told her.

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