Explosions at Boston Marathon - A2K Runners, Check In Please

https://twitter.com/boston_fireman/status/323872374447566848

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

Jespah, Region Philbus, Thomas, littlek, etc., let us know if you were there and that you are okay.

Holy cow. Heard nothing here, but I am a few miles from there.

ayiyi.
listening to a news report on the radio...

RP is at work, in the Fort Point Channel area, not near there.

Good to hear from you two. Know of anyone that was planning to run today? Thomas, Jonathan?

Thomas is in NJ; littlek lives in Cambridge and I believe her work is there as well.

Boston.com and WHDH.com are spinning for me.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-two-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line-20130415,0,5849240.story

From the Associated Press
April 15, 2013, 12:07 p.m.
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.

no, not that i know of...


(wcvb)

Can't get through to boston.com at the moment, too much traffic. CNN is streaming live.

Here is more -
http://www.businessinsider.com/explosion-at-boston-marathon-2013-4


Thomas is not running it; Joe Nation is hurt and not running it, either.

Dammit, I just want to cry. Who the **** would try to ruin what has always been such a sweet event?

Local live streaming

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013-boston-marathon-finish-line/

injured runners...

http://i.imgur.com/MsBauJP.jpg

Not working for me - as you can imagine, things are crawling here, 'netwise.

Globe is down; the Herald is, too.

Terrible - we've been watching it on tv ...

Watching live reports. Boston A2Kers okay?

God, it is a ******* war zone there. People are badly hurt.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/15/17764747-witnesses-2-explosions-heard-near-finish-line-of-boston-marathon?lite

Here and upset, but here. Thank you for asking.