Boston Marathon Bombing

A Boston police officer clears Boylston Street following an explosion at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria at the finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts

 

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013

Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people, injuring at least 105 others, according to local reports, and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said. Hospitals reported at least 15 of the injured are critical.
One of the dead is an eight-year-old boy, the Boston Globe reported.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said the two explosions occurred about 50 to 100 metres apart “simultaneously” on Boylston Street and there was multiple casualties at each location, shortly before 3 p.m. local time. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for blasts.
Police asked Boston residents to stay at home and not go any place with large crowds.

An emergency medical worker at the scene told the National Post “several people” are believed to be dead inside the triage tent. The victims’ injuries are described as burns, gashes, and missing limbs.
There was no word on the motive or who may have launched the attack, and authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
U.S. President Barack Obama said every single federal resource necessary has been made available for Boston but did not refer to the incident to a “terror attack” in a carefully worded statement.
“We don’t yet have all the answers,” Obama said in a brief national address shortly after 6 p.m. “Make no mistake, we will get the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this and we’ll find out why we did this.
“Any responsible individual or any responsible group will feel the full weight of justice.”
A third incident occurred at the JFK Library at about 4:00 p.m. but no injuries were reported, Davis said at a press conference Monday afternoon but it was later clarified that it was fire-related.