An explosion has been reported near to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a spokesman has told Reuters.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-04-1...on-finish-line/

BREAKING: Two Huge Explosions Rock Boston Marathon Finish Line, At Least Tow Dozen Seriously Injured…



More to follow…

BOSTON (AP) — Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.

Bloody spectators were being carried Monday to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as they ran back toward the course.

There are a lot of people down,” said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.

About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/break...iously-injured/

Update: Oh boy.

Boston_Fireman
@Boston_Fireman

MCI: 20-30 people injured in front of Boston Public Library after explosion at finish line of Boston Marathon

Unconfirmed reports of two explosions.

Update: Hard to tell for sure from the top pic but it looks to me like the explosion might be coming from inside the building.

Update: John Ekdahl is watching Fox News and says the mic picked up someone at the scene saying, “Oh my God, they’re dead.” And there do appear to have been two explosions, the second one of which was bigger than the first per George Scoville. That’s a terror tactic: Set off a smaller explosion to get a crowd moving into an area where a bigger bomb is waiting for them. But I don’t mean to jump to conclusions. More updates coming.

Update: It’s as bad as you fear.

Jackie Bruno
@JackieBrunoNECN

I saw people's legs blown off. Horrific. Two explosions. Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror.

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/04/15/br...oston-marathon/

Ok, now when are they going to make this double illegal.

two blasts at the finish line, one came out of Marathon Sports store and one a bit further down the road.

the two blasts were about five seconds apart.

the people on the sidewalk after the finish line in front of the store suffered extreme injuries

Update: Another device found? Often these early reports are wrong:

911 Operator
@911BUFF

BOSTON: BREAKING NEWS - POLICE ON SCENE REPORTING ANOTHER DEVICE FOUND IN FRONT OF MANDARIN HOTEL. EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS. #911BUFF

Quote: Eglman wrote in post #6

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Update: Another device found? Often these early reports are wrong:

911 Operator
@911BUFF

BOSTON: BREAKING NEWS - POLICE ON SCENE REPORTING ANOTHER DEVICE FOUND IN FRONT OF MANDARIN HOTEL. EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS. #911BUFF

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Via AP:

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"There are a lot of people down,'' said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.

About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another thunderous explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

Runner Laura McLean of Toronto said she heard two explosions outside the medical tent.

"There are people who are really, really bloody,'' McLean said. "They were pulling them into the medical tent.''

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/tr...l#ixzz2QYv8DuX2

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Video from SkyFox showed blood on the ground near the finish line. A Fox 25 photographer at the scene reported seeing a number of victims with lost limbs.

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http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/2198234...n#ixzz2QYvsy1lT

It will be "interesting" to hear what groups get the first blame as MSM begins to speculate...

How do they know it's over? Could be more bombs out there...