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From Boston Herald, April 15, 2013:
Two huge explosions rocked the Boston Marathon finish line at Copley Square just before 3 p.m. today, apparently causing numerous casualties, some possible with traumatic injuries on streets crowded with runners, spectators and post-race partiers, while a top city official said police were finding “more devices.”
City Council President Steve Murphy, who was at the finish line when the two explosions happened, said, “Police sources say they are finding more devices.”
Herald reporter Chris Cassidy, who was running in the marathon, said, “I saw two explosions. The first one was beyond the finish line. I heard a loud bang and I saw smoke rising. I kept running and I heard behind me a loud bang. It looked like it was in a trash can or something. That one was in front of Abe and Louie’s. There are people who have been hit with debris, people with bloody foreheads.”
“Somebody’s leg flew by my head, said a spectator who gave his name as John Ross. “I gave my belt to stop the blood.”
From The Washington Free Beacon:
Two explosions fired in rapid succession at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon around 2:45 p.m., seriously injuring at least dozens of people, according to area reports.
Boston Police have confirmed that 23 are injured and two are dead.
Boston Marathon officials said in a statement posted to the official Facebook and Twitter accounts that the explosions were caused by bombs. Law enforcement officials have not confirmed that the explosions were caused by bombs.
“There were two bombs that exploded near the finish line in today’s Boston Marathon,” the statement reads. “We are working with law enforcement to understand what exactly has happened.”
Police have warned people in the area to avoid trash cans, and have called all off-duty officers to action. Police detonated a third, controlled explosion Monday afternoon.
