bombing

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Shortly after the bombing, police named 17 suspects, but only Mieraili and Mohammed were initially apprehended.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But the big battle with the critics, percussion bombing away, remained playful rather than violent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A year later, Gyllenhaal starred in “Stronger,” the story of Jeff Bauman, a man who lost both legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

At one point before the bombing, he arrives at the theater with a “hulking wheeled” army field kitchen to aid the cooks tasked with feeding the refugee throng.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The sustained bombing of Vietnam, he confided, was showing no discernable results.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin