Two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon at approximately 2:50 p.m. EST April 15.
The Boston Police Department has reported two dead and 23 injured.
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The current victim count is three dead and 176 injured, 17 of those in critical condition.
April 15 4:24 p.m. EST update: A Federal law enforcement authority confirmed to ABC News this was an intentional bombing using small portable explosive devices.
April 15 4:35 p.m. EST update: A senior U.S. intelligence official said two more undetonated explosive devices were found near the marathon finish line, and were being dismantled.
April 15 3:10 p.m. update: President Obama made a statement vowing to give federal support to the wounded and their families, aid to keep Boston safe and justice for those responsible.
April 15 5:37 p.m. update: Boston PD’s public information bureau chief, Cheryl Fiandaca, reports a third incident at the John F. Kennedy Library was due to a fire and not related to the marathon explosions.
Links to articles from various agencies:
Associated Press:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/two-explosions-boston-marathon-finish-line-0
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-things-we-know/index.html
Time:
http://nation.time.com/2013/04/15/two-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line/
ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/9174718/two-dead-blasts-boston-marathon-police-say?
Links to live streams from various agencies:
Boston Globe:
http://live.boston.com/Event/Live_blog_Explosion_in_Copley_Square
New York Times:
Tuesday, April 16 http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/live-updates-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boston-marathon-explosions/
Monday, April 15: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/live-updates-explosion-at-boston-marathon/
ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/live-updates-boston-marathon-explosion/
