[NEWS] Explosion at Boston Marathon [LIVE]

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Boston Marathon Explosion: Headquarters On Lock Down Following Blast Near Race Finish Line





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The headquarters of the Boston Marathon is on lock down following an explosion near the finish line, Reuters reports.

The blast occurred just before 3:00 p.m., according to MyFoxBoston.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more updates.

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[BostonGuy]

Explosions reported near Boston Marathon finish line

Two explosions have been reported near the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street as thousands of people gathered for the race, and there are reports of injuries.
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The blasts happened at about 2:50 p.m

near the intersection of Boylston and Exeter streets. Store fronts have been blown out, and there have been reports of dozens of injuries.

Witnesses said several victims lost limbs, and the area was being evacuated.

The first explosion happened across from the Lenox Hotel and the second blast was about 15 seconds later, witnesses said.

Many of the injured appeared to be spectators who gathered for the 117th running of the race.

NewsCenter 5's Sean Kelly said the impact of the explosions could be felt blocks away.

The victims were being taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

NewsCenter 5 and WCVB.com will have more information when it becomes available.

Obviously, we all hope that this is an accident and not an act of terrorism but this is scary situation..

[-jose-]

Do you live near by?

[F l i c k e r]

That sucks, I was shocked hearing about it. I hope it wasn't a terror act.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

That sucks, I was shocked hearing about it. I hope it wasn't a terror act.

it sounds like it

[PAC-BOY]

holy shlt! This is not good!

[Sweet Pea 50]

JUST saw the video of the explosion.

Terrible.....

[F l i c k e r]

it sounds like it

It's ridiculous, this world man.

[fishscale]

The scary thing is, if it's Al Qaeda it means they've got more attacks planned in other countries.

[Dr Rumack]

Video of the bombs going off