BOSTON. A piper plays “Dunblane Bells” and several runners watch the families of those who died in Explosion at the Boston Marathon celebrated the 10th anniversary of the tragedy at the beginning of Saturday, leisurely walking together to memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was running for city council for the first time when the bombing hit, joined the summer march along with the New York governor. Maura Healy. On each memorial – marked with three stone pillars for three victims – they stood silently with their families. Later that day, a short ceremony will take place at the finish line of the marathon during which bells will ring, followed by a moment of silence.

Monday marks the 127th run of the Boston Marathon.

“The day never leaves me,” said Jennifer Black, 71, a realtor from Loveland, Ohio, who watched the march and described how her 2013 race was cut short by bombing and spoke of those who lost their lives. as a result of a terrorist attack. She returned to Boston to run this year.

“So much loss, so much pain because of hatred,” she continued, tears streaming down her face. “We have to stand up for the people. We must take care of each other and pray for these families every day.”

Standing next to Black, Boston’s Karen Russell said she thought it was important to be a witness to the procession, especially on the 10th anniversary.

“Families are still suffering despite what we are doing,” Russell said. “Many people suffered that day, and this pain will never go away. … I feel it’s important to be here to let them know that we still care.”

Three people died and more than 260 were injured. when two pressure cooker bombs exploded at the finish line of the marathon. Among the dead were Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old Boston University graduate student from China; Krystle Campbell, 29-year-old restaurant manager from Medford, Massachusetts; and 8-year-old Martin Richard, who went to watch the marathon with his family.

During an intense four-day manhunt that paralyzed the city, MIT police officer Sean Collier was shot to death in his car. Boston police officer Dennis Simmonds also died a year after he was wounded in a confrontation with terrorists.

Police captured the bloodied and injured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston suburb of Watertown, where he was hiding in a boat parked in the backyard, hours after his brother’s death. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was involved in a shootout with police and was hit by his brother as he was running away.

“I think we are still living in those tragic days 10 years ago,” Bill Evans, a former Boston police commissioner, recently said.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death, and in recent years much attention has been focused on his desire to avoid execution.

A federal appeals court is considering Tsarnaev’s latest attempt to avoid execution. In January, a three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston heard arguments in the case of a 29-year-old man but has yet to rule.

Initially, an appeals court overturned Tsarnaev’s death sentence in 2020, saying the trial judge had not properly checked the jury for possible bias. But last year the US Supreme Court revived it.

V District 1 is weighing in now other issues that have not been considered by the Supreme Court require a reimposition of the death sentence. Among other things, Tsarnaev says the trial judge erroneously dismissed his recusal of two jurors who defense lawyers sing the song during jury selection interrogation.

The explosion not only united Boston—”Boston strong” became the city’s battle slogan—but also inspired many runners and encouraged many victims of the attack to take part in the marathon. At the memorial grounds on Saturday, several flower pots labeled “Boston Strong” contained what became known as marathon daffodils.

“It was truly encouraging and demonstrated the resilience of our sport and our city, our desire to continue to work even better together and improve the Boston Marathon,” said Boston Athletic Association President and CEO Jack Fleming. “The bombing in 2013 brought a new appreciation or different appreciation for what Boston has always stood for, the Boston Marathon, which is the expression of the freedom you get and get when you run.”

Saturday will focus on the memory of the victims and survivors of the bombing, as well as, as Wu said, “to really make sure this was a moment to focus on where the city and our communities, our families are heading in the future.”

This feeling will be reflected in the so-called “Boston Day”, when acts of kindness and service are performed in honor of the victims, survivors and rescuers. Nearly two dozen community service projects are being implemented this year, including a shoe sale and several food campaigns, blood collection and neighborhood cleanup.

“This time of year evokes strong emotions for many of us in the city and for people who were touched by the tragedy of a decade ago. But what prevails most is that Boston is really strong and that our communities come to each other’s aid in times of trouble,” said Jacob Robinson, chief executive of West Roxbury Main Streets, one of the groups behind the shoe campaign. statement.