[Update] First explosion video below:
[Update] Raw Video below:
News is breaking so updates will be added and changes made as new information becomes available.
Media is reporting two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Television reports are saying two confirmed dead, at least 22 confirmed injured, the scene is still chaotic and an online ABC News live update report says the police have set off an explosion.
Via NBC News:
Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday as runners completed the race and thousands of people cheered them on. The blasts were described by race organizers as two bombs, and witnesses told NBC News that there were widespread injuries, some severe.
Video from the finish line showed screams and an enormous cloud of white smoke, and about 20 seconds between the blasts. The Associated Press reported that bloody spectators were being carried to a medical tent that had been set up to care for tired runners.
Jackie Bruno, a reporter for New England Cable News, said on Twitter that she saw people’s legs blown off.
“Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror.....
[Update] Television reports saying two more devices were found and dismantled by authorities.
[Update] NBC Nightly News reports, via Twitter: BREAKING: 2 improvised explosive devices went off near Boston Marathon finish line, several officials tell NBC News
[Update] Fox News:
At least two people are dead and dozens injured – including up to 10 with amputated limbs – after at least two bombs tore through the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Police Department.
[Update] NBC Nightly News: BREAKING: Attorney General Holder has directed full resources of
[Update] Boston Globe: MARATHON EXPLOSION: Toll rises to 2 dead, 64 wounded in Boston Marathon explosions.
TheBlaze reports: Citing Law enforcement sources, the New York Post and Fox News reported that authorities have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. The suspect is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.
NBC Nightly News: BREAKING: FAA has announced a ground stop for Boston Logan airport until further notice.
[MAJOR UPDATE] NBC Nightly News: BREAKING: 3rd explosion at JFK Library, Boston PD Commissioner says
[Update] Conflicting reports are coming out about how many fatalities are confirmed with NY Post and Daily Mail, reporting 12 dead.
[Update] LA Times reports: A suspect is in custody, a Saudi national is currently being held in the Boston hospital after suffering shrapnel wound according to the Post.
[Update] Fox News television report: At least 100 injured.
Developing.............
