At approximately 2:55 pm this afternoon, several explosions erupted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today, in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Many runners were injured including family members of the Newtown shooting. Police are still on the scene and per many eyewitness accounts, a bomb was recently detonated by the police.
Thanks to twitter, many people were able to receive updated news on what was happening. As of 3:10 pm, many news outlets had not announced the bombing but individuals who were on the scene had uploaded graphic pictures to twitter. Per Mass General Hospital: 2 Dead, 28 Injured, and 9 are in Critical Condition.
This Just In:
5:09 pm -- Boston police say 3rd explosion at JFK Library; no injuries reported
6 pm -- Police are sayign the explosion at the JFK Library may just be a fire. Fire is not related to explosions
9:02 pm -- Police are stating 2 people have died and hundreds are injured
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