Boston Marathon bombing

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Investigators Have 'Active Leads' in Bomber Hunt

An in-depth look at the Boston investigation

(Newser) - Within minutes of the explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday, authorities were already mobilizing their investigation. Evidence teams with Boston's Joint Terrorism Task Force moved to secure the bomb site, looking for timing mechanism springs, chemical residues, and other potential evidence, Time reports. FBI and CIA specialists, meanwhile, began...

Hero's Tragic Life Led Him to Iconic Marathon Photo

Carlos Arredondo's son was killed in Iraq, other son committed suicide

(Newser) - Carlos Arredondo was waiting at the Boston Marathon finish line for runners who were racing on behalf of fallen soldiers—one of those fallen soldiers being Arredondo's son—and handing out American flags when the blast went off across the street. He ran to help injured spectators, including one...

One Guy Could Have Pulled Off Boston Bombing: Expert

FBI takes lead on investigation

(Newser) - As investigators follow up on leads in the Boston Marathon bombing , the Boston Herald talks to security experts who say the attack may have been nearly impossible to prevent. That's because the use of an IED is "hard to stop ... in a free and open society," one...

Boy, 8, Killed Waiting for Dad to Finish Marathon

Hospitals put the number of injured at 144

(Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's Boston Marathon bombing stands at three, and officials are confirming that one of those killed was an 8-year-old boy, CNN reports. The Boston Globe reports that residents of Dorchester came together last night to honor young Martin Richard. His mother suffered a serious brain...

Brothers at Finish Line Both Lost a Leg

Stories of Boston Marathon bombing victims, survivors

(Newser) - Stories are pouring in of those who were near the finish line when the bombs went off at the Boston Marathon:
  • Liz Norden's two adult sons, whom she does not name, were standing at the finish line—apparently next to the 8-year-old boy who was killed —waiting for
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Taliban Denies Role in Boston Bombing

Investigators search apartment complex, question injured Saudi

(Newser) - As investigators hunt for clues in the Boston Marathon bombing , the Pakistani Taliban is denying involvement, CNN reports. "Wherever we find Americans we will kill them, but we don't have any connection with the Boston explosion," said a spokesman for the group, which claimed responsibility for the...

Security Beefed Up Across US, Globe

Organizers say London Marathon will go ahead

(Newser) - Counterterrorism teams have been deployed across the United States and security at landmarks, government buildings, transport hubs, and sports venues has been stepped up in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing , the Boston Globe reports. In New York City, more than a thousand counterterror officers have been deployed and...

Blasts Turned Boston's Hospitals Into War Zones

Injuries seen in yesterday's explosions among toughest to treat, experts say

(Newser) - The Boston Marathon bombing left the region's hospitals dealing with scores of injuries more commonly seen in war zones. The wounds suffered by many of the 144 victims taken to hospitals are among the most difficult to treat, because explosions send out "an invisible wall of energy" that...

Patton Oswalt to Bombers: 'The Good Outnumber You'

Comic and actor's response lights up Facebook

(Newser) - President Obama had the presidential pulpit when he responded to the Boston Marathon bombings , but comic and actor Patton Oswalt may have outdone him via his Facebook page . Time will tell whether this attack is the work of "one human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths,"...

Federal Official: It's a 'Terrorist Attack'

And early reactions to Boston bombings appear online

(Newser) - A federal law enforcement official called today's fatal explosions in Boston a "terrorist attack" but said it wasn't clear whether the responsible party was foreign or domestic, CNN reports. Meanwhile speculation, dread, and political agendas are swirling around the Internet as the story unfolds. Slate notes the...

Obama: Bombers Will 'Feel Full Weight of Justice'

Says US still doesn't know who attacked marathon, or why

(Newser) - President Obama says the United States does not know "who did this or why" but vowed that whoever is responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice." Obama made his remarks this evening from the White House about three hours...

Boston Library Fire May Be Unrelated to Bombs

Police are investigating, but any link to marathon is unclear

(Newser) - It looks like a fire that broke out at Boston's JFK presidential library this afternoon might be a coincidence, not a third attack, reports the Boston Irish Reporter . Library officials say that the fire broke out in the mechanical room of the building's new wing and that everybody...

Videos Capture Boston Marathon Blasts, Aftermath

Chaos, as first responders arrived on the scene

(Newser) - Video from Boston captures the early moments of the two explosions at the Boston Marathon and the chaos as first responders move in. CBS News has a clip that catches one blast as it happens near the finish line. The Boston Globe has another of first responders. And a third...

Boston Marathon Bombing: Photos From the Scene

Runner: 'I'm just going to sit here and cry'

(Newser) - The media and spectators have taken to Twitter in the wake of today's Boston Marathon bombing . The hashtag #prayforboston is already gathering steam. Photos from the AP in the gallery, and more details from Twitter:
  • @mlevenson : Runner I just talked to: "I'm just going to sit here
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Deadly Twin Blasts Hit Boston Marathon

More than 100 injured in bombings

(Newser) - Two powerful explosions detonated in quick succession near the finish line at the Boston Marathon today, sending the marathon headquarters at the Copley Plaza hotel into lockdown mode, the AP and Boston Globe report. Initial reports had two people dead and dozens are injured, CNN reports. (The death toll has...

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