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Thousands Flood Boston Common To Celebrate Bin Laden’s Death

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A large crowd gathered on Boston Common early Monday morning to celebrate Bin Laden's death.

A large crowd gathered on Boston Common early Monday morning to celebrate Bin Laden’s death.

BOSTON (CBS) – Thousands of people turned out for a spontaneous celebration on Boston Common overnight after hearing the news of Osama bin Laden’s death.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Jim Smith reports


The crowd was made up of mostly college students who remained well-behaved under the watchful eye of Boston police officers.

WBZ-TV’s David Robichaud reports

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  • Rasah En Salem

    If only the commuter rail was running that late… Totally would’ve been there…

  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/05/03/keller-large-ok-to-celebrate-a-death/ Keller @ Large: OK To Celebrate A Death? « CBS Boston

    [...] college kids partying outside a prison when an execution takes place, and was hoping the kids parading in the streets Sunday night were clear about what they were celebrating. This was not a local sports team winning the [...]

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