Suspicious Bags Prompt Evacuation at Boston Marathon Finish Line

Tuesday, the one year anniversary of the deadly bombings at last year's Boston Marathon, was supposed to be a day of healing and triumph

It mostly was.

But Tuesday evening the area near the marathon's finish line was evacuated after two suspicious packages were spotted sitting on the ground in much the same manner as the makeshift bombs that killed three people, inured more than 200 others and sparked a massive manhunt at the 2013 race.

Police taped off the area, just after 7 p.m. ET according to local news reports. Photographers from one local TV station said they saw a man with a backpack screaming "Boston Strong" — the rallying cry that survivors and supporters adopted last year — before police evacuated the area. Read more...