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Minutes silence to be held for Boston and Hillsborough victims before Arsenal game
A MINUTES silence will be observed for the victims of the Boston explosion before the Arsenal game this evening.
Three people were killed and more than 144 injured when there were two bomb blasts near the finishing line of the marathon yesterday.
Arsenal host Everton at the Emirates and the players will wear black armbands as a mark of respect.
Minute silences have become common practice at sporting grounds in the UK, as Saracens commemorated the late Margaret Thatcher by observing a silence at the weekend.
The silence this evening will also be held to mark the victims of the Hillsborough disaster.
96 fans lost their lives during an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough in 1989.