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Putin: Boston bombings "disgusting" crime |
2013-04-19 |
[SEATTLEPI] Russia's President Vladimir Putin![]() has called the Boston Marathon kabooms a "disgusting" crime. Putin has offered assistance in investigating Monday's twin bombings in Boston that killed three people and maimed more than 170, saying in a condolences note Tuesday that the international community should come together to fight terrorism. He followed up on that Thursday while opening the Ice Hockey Under 18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia's Black Sea resort that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics. Speaking before the game of Russian and U.S. teams, Putin called for a moment of silence and offered condolences. He said that the fact that the Boston attack occurred during a major sports event made it "particularly disgusting." |
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