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PHOTOS: Foxborough's Moment of Silence for Marathon Victims

A small crowd of residents joined Foxborough Police and Fire in front of the Public Safety Building Monday for a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims from last week's attacks on the Boston Marathon.

The wind whipping through an American flag flying at half-mast was the lone source of sound on a sunny spring day in front of the Foxborough Public Safety Building for one minute Monday to honor the victims of the Marathon bombings.

A small and solemn crowd joined members of the Foxborough police and fire departments in front of the public safety building at 2:50 p.m. to join Boston and other communities around the state in a moment of silence to remember those affected by the deadly bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon exactly seven days later.

Those gathered quietly remembered the victims and prayed for the families of those who lost their lives and those who remain hospitalized following the attacks.

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“We continue to pray for the families of those who lost their lives and wish everyone who was injured in the attacks a speedy recovery,” Foxborough police said via its Facebook page following the moment of the silence.

Up the road along Route 1, roughly 300 Kraft employees gathered on the turf of Gillette Stadium to hold a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. for the Marathon victims. Shortly after the one minute of silence, the hundreds of employees spelled out “1 Boston” to show support and solidarity to everyone affected by last week’s tragedy.

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