Explosions at finish of Boston Marathon-3 dead/170+ injured

[jds 20]

Jesus. http://www.thespec.com/news/world/article/918894--live-coverage-two-explosions-hit-boston-marathon

[chippa13 1844]

Hopefully, the rest of the Boston MSHers check in. Details are sketchy but early reports are 2 dead and 23 injured. For the mob scene that is Marathon Monday, I'm amazed those numbers aren't much higher.

[camhockey16 5]

yeah honestly from the videos i saw it didnt really look as crowded as i would have expected

i also think the news media/internet/twitter/etc.. also kind of contributes to the problem - because the people that plan these types of things know that instantly they will be on all the news channels and all over the internet for a least a week or so and most of the time thats exactly what they want.

[shooter27 116]

Thankfully the main part of the race had already been over for 2 hours or so, otherwise there would have been many more people there watching the finish. This is just frightening.

[zachary 2]

Simply disgusting. Really hope it wasn't a foreign related incident...

[hunt3rsean 44]

Reading reports that Boston PD found two more un-detonated devices. Bruins game still scheduled to happen.

Agreed that this is disgusting and sad.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

I text Jr a bit ago to see if he had Mojo's number. Jr has heard back from him, so he's safe.

[interpathway 9]

Just some awful shit flashing across my TV screen. Heard from greech, and happy to hear him and his are all alright.

[hunt3rsean 44]

Update re: Bruin's game. Cancelled...which is the right thing to do.

Edit: Correcting for NHL terminology. NHL is calling the game 'postponed' as it will be played at a later date.

[Machinehead2k5 32]

Images from the aftermath. Some are graphic.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/04/photos-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing/100495/

[badger_14 601]

There was an explosion at the JFK library earlier as well, but BPD aren't sure if it's related. Last count I heard was 2 dead and 64 injured, some critically. Hoping the other Boston folk are ok. AP reported cell service in Boston was shut down as of 4:55pm.

[zachary 2]

Images from the aftermath. Some are graphic.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/04/photos-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing/100495/

That one graphic picture. Oh my...

[badger_14 601]

Google has set up a People Finder as well.

[hockeymass 11]

Safe here. My office is in the Prudential Tower, but the office was closed today so I was home. Horrifying watching this unfold.

[AIREAYE 248]

That one graphic picture. Oh my...

Those tourniquets are vital. I commend the first reponders who were there and the planners from both the city and the marathon who had such contingency plans in place. It could've been much worse.

[Machinehead2k5 32]

The 3rd pic, the guy looks like had his hair singed off his head.

[beerleaguecaptain 999]

Has all the earmarks of a well planned and coordinated attack. No point yet in conjecture as to who might be to blame but I am sure we all have some tendency to consider something out of the mid east. Given Oklahoma City though, that isn't fair. Whomever it is, not enough bad things can happen to them.

[RadioGaGa 162]

Apparently (from what I heard on the way home) the Library explosion is unrelated. A piece of equipment or something...they knew something was wrong and evacuated the building.

[Larry54 243]

An 8-year-old was killed. These terrorists don't care that children attend these things, too. It boggles the mind.

[AIREAYE 248]

Fear is the goal. Death and destruction is but a means.

[zachary 2]

Great Google doc that I can't seem to pull up again but pass this on to people who might need a place to stay that is stuck in Boston.

http://t.co/oV2Mpam3Wf

Also this picture shows something a little sketchy. I'm not saying I believe this was the suspect but it's a odd place to be located when shit hits the fan.

[greech 4]

not to say its not a possibility, but if I had to count the number of people I knew on rooftops near copley today for the marathon I'd probably need to take off my shoes, too. very common for the neighborhood for people to be up there.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

Doctors are reporting pulling ball bearings put of people. These bombs weren't made for "show". they were designed for killing. Ugh.

[hockeymass 11]

Apparently (from what I heard on the way home) the Library explosion is unrelated. A piece of equipment or something...they knew something was wrong and evacuated the building.

They seem to keep flip flopping on that. Latest I heard was that it was some kind of incendiary device.

[gerbe3:16 19]

Jesus H Christ. This city is mayhem. It is like a Bruce Willis movie. Just walking to North Station was crazy w/ convoys of police/feds blazing through town.