Detroit Mayor Dave Bing shot back after Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said that he would “blow up” Detroit and start over, the Detroit News reports.
Said Bing: “I would think the mayor of a city that recently experienced a deadly bombing attack would be more sensitive and not use the phrase ‘blow up.'”
The Boston Herald notes Menino apologized for his choice of words.
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