{"id":652469,"date":"2013-04-15T16:24:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T20:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=225114"},"modified":"2013-04-15T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T20:24:34","slug":"boston-marathon-explosions-rock-the-finish-line-injuries-deaths-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/652469","title":{"rendered":"Boston Marathon: Explosions Rock the Finish Line; Injuries, Deaths Reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boston_to_a_T\/status\/323871088532668416\">Dan Lampariello<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[<strong>UPDATE 3<\/strong>:] Amateur video of the explosions is now beginning to appear online:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7jMYObtjToU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[<strong>UPDATE 2<\/strong>:] It is now being reported that the explosions were caused by bombs and that <del datetime=\"2013-04-15T20:53:10+00:00\">more explosive devices have been found.  Police are currently dismantling them.<\/del>  Police are treating bags abandoned at the scene as potentially dangerous.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto323895684522733569 { background: #1A1B1F url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/594375039\/jqycwwmlkpuiuzf36zjh.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto323895684522733569 a { color: #2FC2EF; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323895684522733569 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323895684522733569 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323895684522733569 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323895684522733569 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=323895684522733569\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=323895684522733569\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SeanKellyTV\/status\/323895684522733569\" title=\"Mon Apr 15 20:28:43 +0000 2013\">15 minutes ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/download\/iphone\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter for iPhone<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Marathon runners who have not completed the race have been diverted to Boston Common<\/p>\n<p>[<strong>UPDATE<\/strong>:] The Boston Police Department is currently reporting that 23 people have been injured and two people have died as a result of the explosions.<\/p>\n<p>[<strong>ORIGINAL<\/strong>]<br \/>\nTwo explosions have reportedly gone off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  The cause of the explosions, which occurred near viewing stands on Boylston Street, has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from the scene of the explosions indicate that several people have been injured, some of them severely.  Sean Kelly, a reporter for Boston news station WCVB has been tweeting updates on the situation since the explosions occurred and revealed that at least some of the injured have lost limbs:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto323871362231963649 { background: #1A1B1F url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/594375039\/jqycwwmlkpuiuzf36zjh.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto323871362231963649 a { color: #2FC2EF; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323871362231963649 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323871362231963649 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323871362231963649 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323871362231963649 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; 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} div.twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto323879961679245312\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto323879961679245312\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanKellyTV\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SeanKellyTV <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanKellyTV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3135188520\/0bfef7e1506d2de857deb8d284f439f9_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Sean Kelly <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanKellyTV\" class=\"at-name\">@SeanKellyTV<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Storefronts blown out at Boylston and Exeter. Massive casualties. Too hard to see if explosion came from stores are sidewalk. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wcvb\">#wcvb<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=323879961679245312\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=323879961679245312\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=323879961679245312\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SeanKellyTV\/status\/323879961679245312\" title=\"Mon Apr 15 19:26:14 +0000 2013\">41 minutes ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echofon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Echofon<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto323891270122610688 { background: #1A1B1F url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/594375039\/jqycwwmlkpuiuzf36zjh.jpeg) no-repeat; 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