http://www.wcvb.com/....html?hpt=hp_t1

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

That's just terrible. Dozens of injuries, but there don't appear to be any fatalities reported as of yet. Bombs exploded at around 2:50 PM.

This is awful.

Obviously there is gonna be lots of speculation about what happened.  I haven't seen any reports of deaths yet, just gotta hope there won't be any, but definitely sounds like at least some folks with severely life-altering injuries.

Ugh this is absolutely awful.  I've run this race twice,  in 2005 and 2006 and it is an amazing experience.  The people and the course are just fantastic,  for every serious runner it's a must do race (if you can qualify for it).   The race is held as part of the Patriots Day events which is a holiday for the people up there.  Thoughts and prayers will be going out to those effected by this.  Just a sad situation

I'm at work and haven't seen anything on television yet, just relying on Twitter at this point. This is just terrible situation.

I did cross-country in high school, while the sniper was on the loose. Until they found the guy, all our practices were cancelled except for a single indoor one. As hard as it is to safeguard a major event like the Super Bowl in an enclosed venue, I think you can argue it's tougher for a major marathon like this since it's out in the open over much more land.

Hoping the damage is kept to a minimum. It's such a scary situation to think about.

Ugh this is absolutely awful.  I've run this race twice,  in 2005 and 2006 and it is an amazing experience.  The people and the course are just fantastic,  for every serious runner it's a must do race (if you can qualify for it).   The race is held as part of the Patriots Day events which is a holiday for the people up there.  Thoughts and prayers will be going out to those effected by this.  Just a sad situation

I'd love to do this race. It's just terrible this happened in the first place, especially today. Really can't say anything that would give the situation justice.

All of this stuff on Twitter instructing folks in Boston to evacuate the city is very alarming to me. Hopefully it's just precautions.

Heard there was a 3rd explosion so far. Guessing they have NO IDEA how wide ranging this threat is.

It's things like this that bring up the connundrum, if agencies have knowledge of threats like this and don't share with the public to try to contain panic, can it put more people in danger because those people might not have run or been there in a crowd to be hurt? I mean I completely understand why they do it, and it comes out later EVERY time that there was some sort of prior knowledge. I always kinda ponder where the line is on telling people or not telling people...it'll be interesting when info starts trickling out later.

Heard there was a 3rd explosion so far. Guessing they have NO IDEA how wide ranging this threat is.

 

It's things like this that bring up the connundrum, if agencies have knowledge of threats like this and don't share with the public to try to contain panic, can it put more people in danger because those people might not have run or been there in a crowd to be hurt? I mean I completely understand why they do it, and it comes out later EVERY time that there was some sort of prior knowledge. I always kinda ponder where the line is on telling people or not telling people...it'll be interesting when info starts trickling out later.

My understanding is that the 3rd explosion was a police controlled explosion. Which is good, I guess, but why on earth would the police need to do that? I guess I'm missing something, because I don't see the point.

In any event, I too fear they aren't entirely sure of the rest of the threat.

My understanding is that the 3rd explosion was a police controlled explosion. Which is good, I guess, but why on earth would the police need to do that? I guess I'm missing something, because I don't see the point.

 

In any event, I too fear they aren't entirely sure of the rest of the threat.

Police controlled or not, that means another explosive device. :/ Panic is spreading already.

@HubbuchNYP: No words. RT @TimWilliamsCBS: #BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.

Are you serious? Jesus H. what is this, Final Destination? How could they possibly have that bad of luck?

Boston Police have reported 2 dead, 23 injured, with 6 in critical condition, and multiple amputations. How sick.

There are reports of 2 more bombs in Boston which are being dismantled now. The US intelligence offices have also indicated that there aren't yet any signs that this was a coordinated terrorist effort.

Per @RedSoxNationMT (Retweeted by WJZ Baltimore)

There is an external threat at MGH, hospital on lockdown, reports WBZ CBS 4

This is where the majority of the victims are currently being treated.

It's a developing story, I'm cautious to believe everything I hear. We've seen lots of misinformation with these kinds of stories in the past.

This is just a terrible, unspeakable tragedy.

Is there a threat to Baltimore or is this just usual shoddy Baltimore Sun journalism?

Is there a threat to Baltimore or is this just usual shoddy Baltimore Sun journalism?

No. The second link is a typo. Should have read "Boston Marathon". The Sun has been tweeting stuff today regarding the # of Maryland/Baltimore residents that were registered to race in the Marathon.