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Boston Marathon bombing survivors react to the tragedy in Paris

In the wake of Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris, those affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings took to social media to show their support for France.

On Facebook, The Boston Athletic Association’s Marathon page wrote a post that’s half in French and half in English.

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Rebekah Gregory, who was injured in the explosion near the finish line, posted a picture of the glowing Eiffel Tower to Facebook in support of the victims in Paris.

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Sgt. Dic Donohue, a transit police officer who nearly died in the Watertown shootout with Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, tweeted Friday night.

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Dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost part of her left leg, expressed her anger against the perpertrators of the Paris attacks in a Facebook post. (Warning: Her post contains strong language.)

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