Boston Marathon

[sir.prize]

Tragic pictures from the finishing line of the marathon following two huge explosive devices.

Reports saying people have lost limbs.

Full coverage now on http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_news24/watchlive

[ChillDoubt]

Reports on Sky suggest the 'bomb' at JFK is a non-event and that there is not any suspect/person of interest in custody.
I guess it'll be a few hours before details become firm, plus the country as a whole will be under a heightened state of alert right now.

[LazyGun]

Yep, just hearing that too Chill - obviously everything is very confused right now..

[society]

According to the news. it was a terrorist attack.

[Peter Pedant]

Good example of people on the spot
asking shocked people questions like:

was it a shock to be blown up tell the listeners what it is all about ?

dont add anything to the bigger picture

[ChillDoubt]

Have to say from the video thus far shown there were some fantastic initial responses from those caught in the blast, some treating other victims and giving immediate first aid with little regard for themselves or their own injuries.

The address from Obama gives nothing more than what we already know and I suspect it'll be many hours before a proper picture emerges.

[ChillDoubt]

Reports sadly indicate that one of the two confirmed dead is an 8 year old child.

[Gromit]

The New York Times says there were four bombs and two didn't go off. If that is true there will be plenty of forensic evidence and a trail.

[Smowball]

Yes an 8 yr old boy was one of the victims, as was somebody in their 20's

[Georgiesmum]

They are now saying three people have died and 140 injured.

[anneasquith]

once again a tragedy................once again.... people are evil :(

[tenrec]

anne people are not evil. Some people maybe, but the majority of us are decent, caring, compassionate individuals who will stand up against these minorities.

[anneasquith]

i didnt say all people are evil. i say anyone who does such awful things eg the bombs in boston, are evil.

[tenrec]

anne I didn't say you did say "all".

[jake-the-peg]

evil is an interesting word

On the 7th of April 2003 the Americans got word Saddam Hussein was in the al-Sa'ath restaurant - They bombed the resaurant - but didn't manage to kill him

I'm not sure how many bystanders were killed - not sure if anybody counted

evil is an interesting word it implies a moral absolutism that is pretty absent from the world

[LazyGun]

This is an image of the poor 8 year old lad, Martin Richards, who lost his life in the Boston Marathon bombing attack. Especially poignant given the handmade sign he was holding up

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-bombings-martin-richard-peace-poster_n_3092736.html