Details just coming in. Lots of immediate new on Twitter. Pray for everyone, this does not look good. In comments please add any updates you’re finding. Thanks. Our first inclination here is terrorism, but let’s wait for the details.

UPDATE: Fox says it’s terrorism. Additional devices found. Please watch comments for additional updates.

Bloomberg live stream.

Explosion reported near finish line of Boston Marathon, spokesman says

UPDATE: Pic of aftermath

Please keep everyone in your prayers.

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  1. Shifra says:

    Via CBS News:

    Two explosions at Boston marathon

    At least 12 injured in two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line; bloody spectators carried to medical tent that had been set up for runners

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57579671/two-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line/

  2. Shifra says:

    Update: 3:45 pm ET:

    AT LEAST 3 DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS AT BOSTON MARATHON, SOURCE TELLS FOX NEWS

  3. Patricia says:

    Reports are severe injuries and explosion occured outside of buildings near finish line. Fox is reporting 3 dead – send your prayers. Two explosions happened just before 3 pm ET this afternoon.

  4. Patricia says:

    Report of another explosive device has been discovered – police are clearing area to do controlled detonation and advising people to stay away.

  5. Shifra says:

    Fox update: 4:00 pm ET:

    BUILDINGS AROUND BOSTON MARATHON FINISH EVACUATED, BOMB SNIFFING DOGS CHECKING SITE OF 2 EXPLOSIONS

  6. Patricia says:

    Tammy reporting on Twitter: NY Post: 12 dead, dozens more injured after two explosions rock Boston marathon finish line bit.ly/17C3wV2

  7. Patricia says:

    2 dead 22 injured now reporting on FOX Live. FoxNew.com reports numerous injuries including amputations caused by explosions. http://live.foxnews.com/#/1155606221001

  8. Shifra says:

    Tammy’s tweet @ 4:04 pm ET:

    @HeyTammyBruce
    Fox News is saying it’s terrorism with at least one additional device being found. Victims reporting being hit w ‘ball bearings’

  9. Patricia says:

    From Weasel Zippers: BREAKING: Two Huge Explosions Rock Boston Marathon, At Least Two Dozen Seriously Injured – Update: Reports At Least Three Dead – Update 60 Injured – Update Video Added – Update Bombs Packed With Ball Bearings – Update: Reports Say Up To 12 Dead – Update: NYT’s Kristof Uses Terror Attack To Bash GOP – Update: Multiple Explosive Devices Found On Scene… http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/breaking-two-huge-explosions-rock-boston-marathon-finish-line-at-least-tow-dozen-seriously-injured/

  10. Shifra says:

    Fox update: 4:30 pm ET:

    2 MORE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES REPORTEDLY FOUND NEAR BOMBING SITE AT BOSTON MARATHON

  11. Patricia says:

    TAMMY TWEETS: Lots of political talk, conspiracies, blame already. Resist that, wait for details, focus on prayers, vibes, helping. 16:14

    RT @AP: BREAKING: Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled 16:23

    Complete social media coverage of #BostonMarathon at twitchy.com 16:33

  12. Patricia says:

    NY Post Breaking: Boston police confirm another explosion at JFK Library http://nyp.st/XNAkbX

  13. Maynard says:

    While Washington is furiously debating “reasonable” ways to rein in the 2nd Amendment, we’re reminded that our battle is against evil rather than against tools. The essential division of humanity is good versus evil; the rest is indulgence and vanity.

  14. Tammy says:

    Thank you Patricia and Shifra for the excellent updates. I have to be at Claremont this afternoon, and I feel this news and the updates are in good hands. Thanks!! As soon as I return I’ll get the DTB going, with further updates, etc. Thanks everyone, pray for everyone affected including our brave first responders, be grateful for all you have, and be safe. xxoo

  15. Patricia says:

    Press Conference Report: Ed Davis, Police Commissioner reports several explosions hundreds of feet apart almost simultaneously. 3rd explosion at JFK Library. Recommended people stay home – if you saw anything 1-800-494-TIPS. Full cooperation of FBI, State Police, National Guard, etc.

  16. Shifra says:

    Tammy retweeted:

    @HeyTammyBruce RT @TheAnchoress: “@TheWeek: This photo of police reacting to the bombs in Boston is incredible: https://twitter.com/BGlobeSports/status/323889004246343681/photo/1 Bless all first …

    @HeyTammyBruce RT @BiasedGirl: The Red Cross has set up a website for Runners and Families to connect—>>> Redcross.org/safeandwell #BostonMara …

  17. LucyLadley says:

    Thank you Patricia & Shifra. I knew where to go for the latest updates, (Right here at our TAM Home). Love & Prayers for our families, friends & nation. Also, thank you Maynard for your grounding reminder & keeping our priorities in the right place.

  18. Shifra says:

    5:10 pm ET update:

    Boston police: 3rd explosion at library

  19. midget says:

    Suspect in custody is a Saudi national.The major religion there-Muslim.

  20. Patricia says:

    Just now – 5:35 ET: Stay home, other explosive devices along marathon route. (Fox News Reporting)

  21. Patricia says:

    Don’t EVER let a disaster go to waste – Pres will Speak at 6:10 report via FOX NEWS.

  22. Chuck says:

    Pray for the injured, pray for Boston, pray for our country.

  23. plaisir says:

    The president is speaking. I find no comfort in the words I hear coming from the White House. They leave me feeling as insecure and as vulnerable as I did before this horror. I just don’t have any confidence in this administration’s ability to focus on what is and has been our greatest priority, our safety at home. Distractions have been the watchword for this administration and in this country right now. I do find some semblance of comfort and security in knowing that we in Boston have some of the best medical facilities to treat the injured. There is a great deal of activity in and around Boston, including monitoring one of our reservoirs. God bless the first responders who were right there when the blast went off. The latest word is that the report of a device at JFK Library may be erroneous. The Boston Police commissioner just stated that there is no suspect in custody right now. We have a local talk station, WRKO, if anyone cares to stream it. Howie Carr, our intrepid columnist from the Boston Herald, is on. Right now, it seems we’re in the fog of war, and we all have to wait for accurate information. In the meantime, I’ll say prayers for those innocents who simply wanted to participate in a wonderful Boston tradition.

  24. Patricia says:

    Weasel Zippers: Boston Terror Attack Thread II: Report Claims Saudi National In Custody Injured In Hospital – Update: Second Report Confirms Saudi Is “Person of Interest”…Update: More Than 100 People Reported At Hospitals As Result Update: – Map Of Explosions At Marathon – Update: Video Of Attack – Update: NBC Confirms Saudi Is Suspect, Under Police Guard… http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/boston-terror-attack-thread-ii-reports-claim-suspect-a-saudi-national-in-custody-injured-in-hospital/

    and the usual idiots claiming blah blah – tax day – blah blah.
    Ignore this crap TAMs and pray for the victims, their families and friends.

  25. Patricia says:

    Obama on Boston bombings: ‘We will find out who did this’ http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/294007-obama-we-will-find-out-who-did-this and let them play soccer, er eat cake, ummmm I’ll get back to you on that.

  26. Pat_S says:

    Josh Levs CNN:

    Heartbreaking- 1 of the 2 killed at Boston Marathon was an 8-year-old boy, a state law enforcement source tells CNN. #prayforboston

  27. Patricia says:

    Weasel Zippers Update: Eight-Year-Old Child Killed In Boston Terror Attack, At Least 132 Injured, 17 Are In Critical Condition, 8 Are Children… http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/update-eight-year-old-child-killed-in-boston-terror-attack-at-least-132-injured-17-are-in-critical-condition-8-are-children/

  28. NeverSurrender says:

    Historical coincidence – Today is the 93rd anniversary of an armed robbery by anarchists Ferdinando Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti near Boston. They were convicted of killing two men during a holdup at a shoe factory and were executed seven years later. Highly controversial case. Sacco and Vanzetti became a huge cause celebre for the Left during the 1920s.

  29. Patricia says:

    The nutcase, freakazoids are out of the paddock:

    Former Dem Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Says Government Carried Out Boston Terror Attack… http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/former-dem-congresswoman-cynthia-mckinney-says-government-carried-out-boston-terror-attack/

    Tingles And Dem Rep. William Keating Think Tax Day Might Have Been Motivation For Boston Terror Attack… http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/15/tingles-and-dem-rep-william-keating-think-tax-day-might-have-been-motivation-for-boston-terror-attack/

    • KCBob4Tam says:

      The comments on the Cynthia McKinney article are priceless. lol

      Well it took Alex Jones all of 15 minutes to yell false flag. And Wolfie Boy was discussing right wing extremists on his show.

  30. deaves1 says:

    Lord have mercy. Sadly, this may only be the beginning. It’s highly unlikely this is an act of domestic terrorism, but another from people with ties outside US. This while our elected officials are trying to jam immigration reform and gun controle down our throats. It appears no one is in charge in DC. The president’s phoney words of condolence offers no relief. The liberals are still parading the Sandy Hook families in front of media to advance their agenda.
    Times are difficult in America right now, but we will survive, and come out stronger and a more united nation from all of this.

  31. Maynard says:

    FWIW, the bomb material was apparently relatively crude. Not a highly professional job, it seems.

    If the bomber turns out to be a foreign national, it will certainly be ironic that this hit at the moment Washington was moving to put out the red carpet for foreigners while taking aim at law-abiding citizens with firearms. The juxtaposition illuminates how out-of-touch with reality our political leaders are, and the deadly consequences of their aggressive ignorance.

    • Shifra says:

      Excellent point, Maynard.

      But I am so relieved that the DB promises that whoever did this cowardly act will be punished.

      Ya know, like the Benghazi murderers…

      • geezee says:

        Exactly!! Urkel’s canned-sounding speech today made me sick. So he put on his big boy underpants & ooooh! We are gonna GET these bad guys who did this!! (looking like Shirley temple on the good ship lollipop) oooh. Oooh oooh!

        I have no evidence to suggest this didn’t happen because Urkel just doesn’t care. How many months since Benghazi?? We haven’t heard from a single survivor. How does the press keep everything covered up so well? And WHY??!!

      • I wonder if major Hasan is feeling the “full” weight of justice after all this time, when the BO admin resists letting even his face feel the full weight of a razor. Execute this bastard already! Shave his face up to military regs, then drop him through the floor.

    • larrygeary says:

      Still admitting foreigners from terrorist supporting nations, while working feverishly to take away our right to self defense and the tools needed to accomplish it. It’s as if the government WANTS us to die.

  32. Foreverautumn says:

    Hmmm…first, the Sandy Hook shootings, then the multiple stabbings/slashings in Texas, and now the bombing in Boston. The only commonality I see is: people. When are the Libtards going to get their heads out of their rear ends and realize that instead of blaming the tools. Or do they, in their drug-induced stupor, seriously think the guns/knives/bombs just floated through the air by themselves and did all this all on their own?

  33. Dave says:

    Yes Obama, tell us everythings cool, as our BORDERS ARE STILL WIDE OPEN…SEE WHAT HAPPENS?
    I despise you BARACK, you, who CANT SAY THE WORD TERRORISM!! BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS THIS TIME.
    PULL OUR GUNS NOW!! SEE HOW FAR YOU GET.OH AND PUSH FOR THOSE ILLEGALS TOO CUZ AFTER ALL!
    WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN THAT ISNT WORTH ALL THE NEW FRESH DEM VOTES.
    THIS WHOLE ADMIN SHOULD BE….nevermind.

  34. ancientwrrior says:

    This is just the tip of the iceberg, expect more of the crap that happens in the 3rd world nations to appear here. Heighten your senses to everything around you (watch your six), be aware.

  35. Shifra says:

    Mass General Surgeon Fagenholz Addresses Media
    Encourages blood donations: ‘We are going to use a lot of blood with this incident’

    via Washington Free Beacon:

    http://freebeacon.com/mass-general-surgeon-fagenholz-addresses-media/

  36. Pat_S says:

    An Australian runner writes about the kindness shown to him by Bostonians in the wake of the carnage.


    Bostonians reach out and turn their goodness on me

    Police turned back those of us still running. I needed to contact family. Strangers handed me their phone. I asked a teenager for directions to a local landmark where my relatives would be; the teen insisted on escorting me there.

    As I waited, strangers stopped to offer help. One bloke wanted to give me his jacket so I wouldn’t get cold. Passers-by touched me. One stopped, gazed at me, shaking his head. ”I am sorry,” he said.

    Boston silenced, in shock, in grief. Its citizens reaching out to each other in spontaneous solidarity. More than that, people felt implicated in a wrong, embarrassed: their guests had been hurt, frightened. They turn their goodness upon me and I feel like crying.

    A terrible beauty born.

  37. Shifra says:

    via Washington Times:

    Jordanian extremist praises Boston Marathon explosions

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/15/jordanian-extremist-praises-boston-marathon-explos/

    (How is Israel supposed to “make peace” with people like this?)

  38. Alain41 says:

    The muslim terrorists always want to go after targets of significance and transportation. Not just the Twin Towers and airplanes, but LAX, Sears Tower, London & Spain trains/buses. In the athletic world, there’s been a fair amount of talk about the Super Bowl, World Series, Rose Bowl being targets. Considering this, the Rose Parade had best increase its security.

  39. FrankRemley says:

    I’m sure that Harry Reid will blame the attack on the sequester.

  40. Vintageport says:

    8-year-old Martin Richard…Heartbreaking…RIP little guy. Prayers to Mom, Sis, and Dad. We have rain today…I’m sure God is crying. https://twitter.com/vintageport014/status/324183367161634817/photo/1

  41. larrygeary says:

    From what I read yesterday, certain legal requirements kick in when someone is termed a “suspect”. So there may be a “person of interest” in custody, but the police can truthfully say there are no “suspects” in custody. The press asked the wrong question.

  42. Alain41 says:

    Well, the liberal PR machine has worked overseas. Deustche Welle front page article is that it was likely U.S. domestic terrorists and not Islamic terrorists. Reason given is that if Islamic terrorists then they would have already taken credit for the bombing whereas domestic terrorists tend to keep quiet. While I agree with that generalization, another view is that the person of interest in the hospital is involved and the terrorist org. doesn’t want to jeopardize his potential escape.
    http://www.dw.de/domestic-extremists-likely-behind-boston-attack/a-16747974

    Deustche Welle is a very good informative news source but it is Europe liberal.

  43. TX Soldier254 says:

    My limited knowledge of operations always guides me to obtain INTEL First, Cry Later.

    And right now, 17 April 2013, the Boston Terrorist Bombings seems to have a residual of many smaller bombs (Misinformation) going off after (Obama’s) FBI took over the Jurisdiction.

    What say the Boston PD now? Nothing.

    So yes, I will Cry Later.

    • TX Soldier254 says:

      PS:

      Most IED’s on the battle field are not Sophisticated other than EFP’s.

      IED’s are crude, used for quick setup and detonation, maximum carnage and fear, thus the Terror, period.

  44. TX Soldier254 says:

    ‘Possible’ Navy SEALs Spotted at Boston Marathon Wearing Suspicious Backpacks on an “Exercise”.

    http://www.prisonplanet.com/navy-seals-spotted-at-boston-marathon-wearing-suspicious-backpacks.html

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