This just happened, so the whole story isn't out yet, but apparently there were two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, causing injuries to quite a few people (I heard 20-30, but no official count yet). No word on if it was an accidental explosion or something more deliberate.
If you go Twitter-diving, there are pictures already of blood on the sidewalk and people hurt. Hopefully everyone is ultimately all right, and hopefully there's nothing deliberate behind this ... but given the high profile location and timing, you have to wonder.
I have a coworker who has participated in the marathon before, and was hoping to be there this year but didn't have the time. I'm glad she wasn't there.
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Explosions at the Boston Marathon.
- 15/04/2013 08:29:38 PM
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This looks so bad.
- 15/04/2013 08:48:18 PM
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I'm hearing this from a few places now. More devices, a third explosion, and deliberate shrapnel.
- 15/04/2013 09:44:45 PM
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Apparently the unexploded devices are actually so far only suspicious packages.
- 15/04/2013 10:45:37 PM
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And the third explosion is now said to be unrelated, caused by a fire.
- 15/04/2013 11:05:35 PM
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The story will change have a dozen times between now and tomorrow, best to wait *NM*
- 16/04/2013 12:18:34 AM
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so far no reported dead, thankfully....
- 15/04/2013 08:49:19 PM
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I already saw a report of three dead
- 15/04/2013 08:50:45 PM
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Thankfully, nobody I know was hurt. But seeing a place I know so well attacked... 
*NM*
- 16/04/2013 06:07:30 AM
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*NM*
- 16/04/2013 06:07:30 AM
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*EDIT* report was in error. - CNN is reporting that someone was arrested this morning. *NM*
- 18/04/2013 01:48:41 PM
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