Apr 16th 2013, 1:25:45
One explosion was set off right at the finish line, in a crowd of bystanders. Blowing out the windows of the nearby Marathon Sports store and taking an 8 year old victim, many other were confirmed to have blown off limbs.
At least 3 other bombs were located, and were set off by controlled detonation by the FBI. The White House and FBi have confirmed that this is indeed an Act of Terror.
Sources also confirm that a 20 year old Saudi National is in custody of the FBi and Boston P.D. It is unclear whether this man was injured as well, as one source stated, or if he was running away from the scene and eventually tackled by a civilian who handed the man over to authorities, as another source stated. The latter source seems curious - and I suspect there must be more information withheld, if authorities were willing to take a 20 year old into custody simply because he was running from the scene of the attack - as many were doing this.
The other detonation went off on Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston, (the first, at the finish line, at Boylston and Dartmouth) and seems to have been less serve. As this happened at and near the marathon finish line, there is quite a bit of footage of the explosion.
This attack is especially startling, as it happening my the neighborhood where I live and work, the Back Bay. The attacks were 1-3 blocks away from my home and office.
The entire area is currently on lock down and cars are not allowed in or out. Earlier cell phones were blocked to prevent from a cell phone detonation of other potential bombs.
My thoughts and prayers go out with the families of those slain, and those injured and their families as well.