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Explosion in Boston. Details to come. UPDATE: PICS OF ABSOLUTELY NOBODY

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Explosion reported at Boston Marathon finish line
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An explosion has been reported near to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a spokesman has told Reuters.

http://www.reuters.com/article/20...ZF20130415
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(Reuters) - The hotel that serves as the headquarters for the Boston Marathon was locked down on Monday after a security incident near the finish line. Two blasts were heard by reporters in the media center.

A Boston Marathon spokesman told reporters that no one would be allowed in or out of the building.

(Reporting by Scott Malone and Tim McLaughlin; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
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FeedMeAlmonds
04-15-2013 at 01:20 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:20 PM.
Evacuation of Boston??? Can anyone confirm?!
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04-15-2013 at 01:20 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:20 PM.
Few minutes ago... Homemade bomb.

What's wrong with people, you ask. Selective breeding hasn't been practiced. Mental illness is genetic and it's finally catching up with us.
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cupcake42
04-15-2013 at 01:22 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:22 PM.
Quote from FeedMeAlmonds :
Evacuation of Boston??? Can anyone confirm?!
Oh crap....
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LadyD
04-15-2013 at 01:22 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:22 PM.
Quote from Binar :
Ban marathons!

i hate when people take something so serious and make it political in this respect. this is serious. people are either dead or missing their body parts. even in tragedy, some people in this country cannot remain united.Mad
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Ray97
04-15-2013 at 01:23 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:23 PM.
Quote from LC2 :
Few minutes ago... Homemade bomb.

What's wrong with people, you ask. Selective breeding hasn't been practiced. Mental illness is genetic and it's finally catching up with us.
They found more than 1 bomb. They found multiple bomb devices which 2 already exploded. I hope everyone is alright and I hope they find this b@stard.
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Freebie King
04-15-2013 at 01:23 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:23 PM.
According to The Associated Press, two additional explosive devices have been found "at the Boston Marathon." Not clear where exactly along the route they were found.
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04-15-2013 at 01:24 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:24 PM.
Third device found at Mandarin hotel.
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BostonGirl
04-15-2013 at 01:27 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from FeedMeAlmonds :
12 reported dead.
Quote from FeedMeAlmonds :
Evacuation of Boston??? Can anyone confirm?!
where are you getting this information? Theres 2 confirmed dead. 4 bombs found, and they are evacuating a hotel.

Sorry, 4 bombs 2 were detonated by the police. They don't even know if the second were bombs so to speak.
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04-15-2013 at 01:27 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from FeedMeAlmonds :
Evacuation of Boston??? Can anyone confirm?!
I am hearing reports of this also, but not sure if it's completely accurate.
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Zoe Moon
04-15-2013 at 01:29 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:29 PM.
Quote from Freebie King :
According to The Associated Press, two additional explosive devices have been found "at the Boston Marathon." Not clear where exactly along the route they were found.
CBS is reporting that they are getting reports of "multiple devices found around the Boston area" which are not confirmed bombs but suspicious items which under the circumstances, the bomb squads are choosing to blow up in case they are bombs. Only one device has been confirmed to be an unexploded bomb, per the CBS reporters conversation with Boston police and I'm guessing that police source wasn't speaking officially.
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04-15-2013 at 01:30 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:30 PM.
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A big thank you to all of the law enforcement personnel, emergency workers, and anyone else stepping up to help those in need while potentially putting themselves in danger of further explosions or other actions. It is always an amazing thing to see in these terrible situations how so many people can selflessly take action without regard to their personal safety.
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I couldn't agree more. So many people complain about law enforcement but when you see how scared everyone is and running away from the area... just look to see who is running into the heart of the danger.
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Well said & I agree!
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one of our mod volunteers as this at their local marathon.
Iagree with all of the above, those who run into this while others are running away; this is what they train for, no matter how bad the situation may be.

I'm just disgusted at where these bombs went off, where it appears near where I would call the VIP section of the Finish Line, and so many people who may have had their young children there in those sections; let alone it happening at all at this locale. This was meant to hurt those in the stands, not the runners Weeping
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04-15-2013 at 01:30 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:30 PM.
And there was a Red Sox game going on too. Very packed day for Boston on this Patriots' Day.
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square_one
04-15-2013 at 01:32 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:32 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
CBS is reporting that they are getting reports of "multiple devices found around the Boston area" which are not confirmed bombs but suspicious items which under the circumstances, the bomb squads are choosing to blow up in case they are bombs. Only one device has been confirmed to be an unexploded bomb, per the CBS reporters conversation with Boston police and I'm guessing that police source wasn't speaking officially.
obviously the work of the mooninites.
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04-15-2013 at 01:33 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:33 PM.
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I am hearing reports of this also, but not sure if it's completely accurate.

Probably just certain areas. Depends on how many devices are found and how far apart they are.
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BostonGirl
04-15-2013 at 01:34 PM.
04-15-2013 at 01:34 PM.
Things won't be 100% confirmed until they know wtf is going on. People need to slow down and realize the news isn't reporting everything and a lot of reporters are unsure just remember that.
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