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Boston marathon: final mile run

2013-05-27 149 Dailymotion

More than 2, 000 turned out see the last mile of the Boston marathon finally completed.<br/> <br />The race was cut short in April when makeshift bombs went off near the finish line.<br/> <br />Three people were killed and more than 260 others wounded.<br/> <br />Organisers say running the last mile now is symbolic.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) J. ALAIN FERRY, ORGANISER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"From physical injury or mental injury from seeing things that they should never have seen, this is a tribute to everybody, it is representative of everyone impacted by this."<br/> <br />Survivors of the attack were among the spectators and the runners.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ALLISON BYRNE, SURVIVOR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I have a desire to help out the local businesses, I have a desire to get over my fear of walking down Boylston Street with crowds. I think it is all positive for everybody so I am happy to be part of it."<br/> <br />Two brothers, one of whom later died in a shootout with police, are accused of carrying out the att

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