At
least 2 explosions have been 'heard' at or near the Boston Marathon, and Fairmount Copley
Plaza Hotel, an event that occurred minutes ago, 3:10pm Monday April 15, 2013. [posted at 3:10pm EST, explosions occurred about 2:45pm EST]
Another incident occurred at or near JFK Library around 4:20pm EST. [posted at about 4:50pm EST]
Whether it was 1 explosion or 2, or however many, is not entirely clear yet to post here. [posted about 3:45pm EST]
At least 2 people dead, according to some reports. [posted about 4pm EST]
2 explosions are reported to have been 15 to 20 seconds apart, about 50 to 100 yards apart. [posted about 5pm EST]
The type of blast is unclear as well, whether pyro-centered, or some other mechanism or mechanisms. [posted about 4:30pm EST]
there is talk of at least two of what appears to be the blasts being a result of bombs [posted about 4:30pm EST]
If there were 2 explosions, the questions of were they the same type of bomb or explosive mechanism, were they separate, are working their way into many news channels now, 4:20pm EST.
a lot of smoke, smoke exponential expanded moments after blast
at least one explosive device has reports of it being in a trash can
more recent 4:10pm EST live footage search: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs
"It happened around 2:45 p.m. outside Marathon Sports on Boylston Street"
source, see breaking unedited video here:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/15/several-hurt-in-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line/
Click photo for larger view, a photo of incident:
responders on the scene photo here: http://www.businessinsider.com/explosion-at-boston-marathon-2013-4
other devices, for instance that look like possible bombs or explosive devices, are/have being detonated by law enforcement
comment: remindful of pipe bomb explosion that occurred at Atlanta, Georgia Olympics a few years ago
many of the injuries at first take diagnosis at hospitals are concussion injuries
Comment posted April 16 2013: many of the questions asked when the story was breaking, meaning yesterday afternoon, have been answered in news stories released today. This concludes this post.
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