President Barack Obama talks with Massachusetts General Hospital staff on Thursday, April 18, while visiting patients that were injured during the terror attack earlier in the week. Three people died when two bombs went off April 15 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
What We Know About The Boston Bombing And Its Aftermath -- CNN
(CNN) -- After explosives killed three people and wounded about 180 others during the Boston Marathon, details continue to trickle in as investigators sort through evidence.
WHAT'S NEW
-- Obama declared an emergency in Massachusetts and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
Details on the bombs
-- Investigators say the dual bombs, which exploded 12 seconds apart Monday, were designed to deliver vicious suffering.
-- One was housed in a pressure cooker hidden inside a backpack, the FBI said. The device also had fragments that may have included nails, BBs and ball bearings, the agency said.
-- The second bomb was in a metal container, but it was unclear whether it was in a pressure cooker as well, the FBI said.
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My Comment: I suspect that we will know even more in the next few days.
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