16.04.2013;                      06.Ijar. 5773                     65. Unabhängigkeitstag; Tag 21 des Omer

Boston:

Bazak: Jewish community on precautionary alert

Israel’s consul-general to Boston: “It took time to believe it was a bomb attack”; no Israeli injuries reported.

A bomb attack was the last thing in Shai Bazak’s mind as he heard a loud noise Monday afternoon while his car drove by the Boston Marathon.

Israel's Consulate in Boston had closed early in honor of Patriots Day. Bazak, its Consul-General, was on his way to pick up his children from their pre-school and take them home….