PHOTO: 'Pray for Boston'

Monday's terror attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon shocked the country and touched communities far from Massachusetts.

After 102 hours of mourning, striving and struggle, police have killed one marathon bomber suspect and captured another, bringing a week of terror to an end in the Boston area.

To get the latest, visit Watertown Patch.

The Boston Marathon is a national and international event, drawing participants and spectators from far away. When the bombs went off, they reverberated among families, friends and people who joined vigils honoring the victims.

Click on the links below to read some of those stories from Patch town across the country.

• Show Your Support: Write a blog post on Patch
• View our interactive map displaying every Patch site that wrote a story about local people touched by the attack.
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