Bombing hits BostonMarathon

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<p>A man on TV said he and his wife were in the stands when there was an explosion on the sidewalk. He ran across the street and helped carry a person whose legs were blown off. He had blood all over his hands. He was there with his wife to support runners for veterans because their son was killed in Iraq. </p>

<p>They’re shutting down more areas because they’ve found perhaps 2 more bombs and now they’re clearing out most of Back Bay to search. News can get confused but there may have been 2 explosions, another set off and more devices found. Reporters say they’re being pushed all the way back to Mass Ave, which is several blocks.</p>

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<p>This is awful and the work of the rescuers is made more difficult because of the topography and density of downtown Boston. People whom are not familiar do not realize that this is a very cramped urban area. More so than lower Manhattan, in my opinion.</p>

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<p>Reports are that the two exploded bombs were in trash cans.</p>

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<p>It’s just so upsetting. Such a fun, uplifting, community event to be attacked like this? I cannot make sense of it.</p>

<p>My son attends Northeastern in Boston but is currently in London. He is very upset, of course, but has heard from most close friends that they are okay. My heart goes out to everyone in Boston and those who love them.</p>

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<p>My daughter was there. Thank God she is safe but I am just sick to my stomach</p>

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<p>The good news is that a giant medical tent is on-site to treat up to 1,000 runners.</p>

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<p>They have surveillance videos of a man planting a backpack bomb in one of those trashcans.</p>

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<p>TatinG, where did you hear that?</p>

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<p>CBS news on our local affiliate.</p>

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<p>apparently there was another explosion at the library???</p>

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<p>Press conference right now</p>

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<p>OMG, they are saying another “incident” at the JFK library? Watching a news conference.</p>

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<p>JFK Library about 30 min. ago…</p>

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<p>Third explosion was at the JFK Library about 30 min ago per the ABC report</p>

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<p>Daughter left Boyleston St 10 min before. Ok.</p>

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<p>4 explosions: 2 explosions at the finish line, one controlled explosion, and a 3rd device went off at the JFK library</p>

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<p>NY Post reporting that a Saudi national is under arrest in a hospital.</p>

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<p>If you were with the terrorist(s) involved, why would you go to the hospital?</p>

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<p>^One of the tweet said the guy arrested in the hospital was caught by video camera carrying a backpack. He is hurt by the blast. Not jumping to conclusion on who may have done this but there could be terrible consequence with our future foreign policy and the Afghan war that is supposedly winding down.</p>

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<p>NYPost not the most reliable source. They claim 12 dead. </p>

<p>No other news site has said this. So far I see 2 dead for official news sites.</p>