Monday, April 15, 2013

BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Bombs Explode At The Boston Marathon. Injuries Reported -- Live Updating

At least two explosions were reported at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday. Sean Kelly/WCVB-TV

WNU Editor: According to CNN, there were two explosions at the finish line. This is a breaking news story that will be updated as reports come in.

Update: I am looking at the news .... it looks like a terror attack.

Update 15:15 EST: From The Boston Globe twitter feed.
BREAKING NEWS: Multiple people injured near the Boston Marathon finish line after explosion

Update 15:20 EST: Wall Street Journal is live at the scene.

Update 15:30 EST:
Explosions reported near Boston Marathon finish line -- CNN
2 explosions at Boston marathon finish line -- Washington Post/AP

Update 15:33 EST: Clearest photo of the explosion.

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Update 15:34 EST: Boston.com coverage.

Update 15:40 EST: Live Updates
Live Updates on Explosions at the Boston Marathon -- New York Times
LIVE UPDATES: Boston Marathon Explosion -- ABC News

Update 15:41: 2013 Boston Marathon live blog

Update 15:50: Deaths are now being reported.

Update 15:50 EST: ABC News live

Update 15:55: A collection of news reports.
Deaths, injuries reported after Boston Marathon blasts -- USA Today
Boston Marathon explosions: dozens wounded as two blasts hit finish line -- The Telegraph
Boston Marathon explosions: Police confirm explosion near finish line -- Reuters
Multiple casualties reported after two explosions at Boston Marathon -- FOX News

Many Injured in Explosions at Boston Marathon -- New York Times
Explosion near finish line of Boston Marathon: police -- Reuters
Two huge blasts rock Boston Marathon finish line -- Boston Herald
Explosions at Boston Marathon -- ABC News
Boston Marathon hit by explosions -- BBC

Update 15:56: FOX News live on today's bomb attacks in Boston.

Update 15:57 EST: FOX News is showing video of the aftermath of the bomb attacks. The pictures/videos are gruesome.

Update 15:58 EST: 12 are confirmed dead. Update 16:35 EST: Police are now saying 2 confirmed dead.

Update 16:06 EST: Raw video footage of the explosions. Another video here.

Update 16:15: I am reviewing the videos .... and there is no question about it .... these were massive explosions.

Update 16:30 EST: A map of where the explosions occurred, and where one unexploded device was found.
Our updated locator map of the three explosions. (Chiqui Esteban/Globe Staff)

Update 16:35 EST: Live Coverage and Updates

ABC News Live
FOX News live
Live Updates: Boston Marathon Explosions -- Voice of America
ABC 15 Live updates
Live Updates on Explosions at the Boston Marathon -- New York Times
LIVE UPDATES: Boston Marathon Explosion -- ABC News
Boston.com
Live Stream - Wall Street Journal
Explosions at Boston Marathon finish line (Live Blog) -- Washington Post
Explosions at Boston Marathon: live -- The Telegraph
Boston Marathon explosions: two dead and 23 injured – live updates -- The Guardian
Boston Marathon Explosion -- US News and World Report
2013 Boston Marathon live blog

Update 16:56 EST:
Boston Police are now confirming that a third bombing has occurred at the John F. Kennedy Library.

Update 16:59 EST: New York Post is reporting that a suspect has been arrested in regards to today's Boston marathon bombing.

Update 17:30 EST: According to the New York Post .... Authorities ID suspect as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital

Update 17:33 EST: I do not know who the New York Post knows .... but they are the "go to place" for breaking news on today's Boston Marathon bombings.

Update 17:50 EST: Secret Service shuts down Pennsylvania Avenue after Boston Marathon explosion.

Update 17:55 EST: From the Daily Mail .... Panic in cities across the world as fear of a copycat attack grips New York, Washington and London.

Update 18:30 EST: US official: 2 more explosives found at marathon.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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