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No One From Dryden Hurt In Boston Bombings

Everyone from Dryden is accounted for following the deadly twin bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Three athletes were scheduled to compete, however only Chester Draper took part in the event.
Draper finished well ahead of the blast, finishing the wheelchair portion of the race at 2:04.
The bomb went off just after the 4 hour-mark.
Mike Wood and Christine Smith were both qualified to take part in the marathon.
Smith didn’t travel to Boston because of an injury.
Wood opted out in order to train for the London Marathon, which takes place next week.
He’s currently training in Phoenix.
Meantime, there is still no indication of who did it, or why.
The bombings at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded more than 140.
There has been no arrest and no one has claimed responsibility.
There are reports that authorities searched an apartment in a Boston suburb, but there are no further details.
Security is being beefed up across the United States.

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