Explosions at Boston Marathon
 

Multiple injuries reported from 'large explosions'

Link soon.

I was in that exact spot last week. Hope this isn't as bad as I fear it may be :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22160691

Just saw some pictures that I'm sure you'll all see at some point if you have a mind to. Not going to post them here.

Calling friends in the city now, hope the lines are open.

Latest on Sky News (tv) is at least one dead.

http://news.sky.com/

Edit: 3 reported dead now.

Saw the same. Apparently it's a mad rush for the train stations and police are telling people to stay away from trash cans.

Scary.

Sad, sounds like more bombs being found.

There's at least 4 people in the ER at Mass. General. I'm watching this right now, there's debris all over the place. New York is going on alert. The cause of the explosions are not yet clear.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...-marathon?lite

It's possible (news of more devices), or it could be scares, there was a lot of disjointed news when the London bombings happened, I think at one point there was something like four buses exploded and seven explosions on the tube. It's still too early to tell.

The first explosion, there's footage of it, seems to have come from either within a building next to the finish line or in front of it. Now, either that's gas, or that's terrorism. Given that it's taken place near to a populated area, and in two positions, I'd have to say that it's leaning towards the latter rather than the former...but yes, still too early to say, either way it's a terrible event and my thoughts are with all the people involved in this.

Thats bad news.

Crap :nope:

Friends who were running and/or spectating are all fine. My thoughts are with anyone affected and I hope everyone gets the same news I did.

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Some Feds Gonna take my Guns Away Nut has gone off the deep end

'kin horrible

Too early to tell that. Can't rule it out, no, but it's too early to say.

Our news is showing a third explosion, controlled detonation by the coppers.

So, it looks like a deliberate attack. However, for what it's worth, it looks like it might well be amateur hour from the vision I've seen. Terrible, don't get me wrong, I sympathise completely with each and every victim ands their families. I Jest think it could have been much worse, and thinkyou may well find it is domestic and not related to anything outside the us.

Way too early to tell. Let's not do that.