Reports: Explosions at Boston Marathon [Updated]
According to reports, two exposions occurred around 2:50 p.m. today at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The explosions, according to NBC Sports, happened within seconds of one another. Below are photos from the scene and screenshots of television footage. The race has been halted, with runners being stopped before beginning the 26th mile of the race.
What the fuck just happened?#bostonmarathon twitter.com/theoriginalwak…
— Tyler Wakstein (@theoriginalwak) April 15, 2013
Just heard that bombs went off at #boston marathon finish line twitter.com/chanyasulkit/s… — Chris Chanyasulkit (@chanyasulkit) April 15, 2013
PHOTO: The Boston Marathon explosion captured from the CBS News live stream twitter.com/thedailybeast/…
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 15, 2013
@townofbrookline @bostonmarathon @bostondotcom Another finish line photo from James Bardin twitter.com/chanyasulkit/s… — Chris Chanyasulkit (@chanyasulkit) April 15, 2013
Explosion at coply twitter.com/Boston_to_a_T/…
— Boston to a T (@Boston_to_a_T) April 15, 2013
Update [3:46 p.m.]: The New York Post reports 12 are dead, and many more seriously injured. One reporter on the scene says a police officer said several undetonated explosives were also found.
Update [4:08 p.m.]: The Boston Globe reports that 2 are dead and 22 injured.
Update [11:01 p.m.]: The Boston Globe reports that 140 are injured, and 3 are dead, including an eight-year-old boy. The Post‘s report appears to be erroneous.
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