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The other Saudi Arabians at the Boston Marathon

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April 16, 2013 at 2:26 p.m. EDT
Flowers were placed at a security gate near the scene of Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

You've probably already heard about the 20-something Saudi study-abroad student who, though he's not a suspect, was interviewed by police after being injured in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing and who volunteered to let police search his apartment.

But you may not know about the second Saudi citizen hurt in the blast, a young woman who was also studying in Boston and who, according to Al Arabiya, almost lost her leg. The report, citing a friend of the young woman, says her wounds were so severe that surgeons considered amputating the leg but ultimately were able to save it. A Saudi embassy official, speaking to CNN's Mohammed Jamjoon, confirmed the woman had been injured, adding that she had been at the race with her husband and child.