Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts

Thursday, April 18, 2013

FBI Releases Photos and Video of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

FBI released photos and Video of two suspects in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings and asked for the public's help identifying them:


FBI Agent Richard DesLauriers said at a news conference that one these two suspects is believed to have planted the devices near the finish line of the race.
The FBI says both men are considered armed and extremely dangerous.


The explosions Monday killed three people and injured more than 180.
Moments after the FBI posted pictures of actual suspects - not the rumored Boston bombing suspects reported earlier today - the agency's website crashed.
It's unclear if either of these alleged suspects are the same individuals turned up by the Internet-led Reddit and 4Chan Think Tank suspect-finding boards.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Explosions rock Boston Marathon, 2 killed and several injured (Video and Photos)


Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon race have left 2 people dead and an unknown number of injured.
Video and photographs from Boston show a scene of confusion, with emergency services descending on the scene and bloodied spectators being taken to a medical tent.
"There are a lot of people down," said one runner quoted by AP news agency.
The incident reportedly came about three hours after the winners crossed the line.
"There was an explosion, police, fire and EMS are on the scene. We have no indication of how many people are injured," spokeswoman for the Boston Police Department said.







AP said there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the bridge that marks the finish line. Another loud explosion could be heard a few seconds later.
Mike Mitchell of Vancouver, Canada, a runner who had finished the race said he was looking back at the finish line and saw a "massive explosion."
Smoke rose 50ft (15m) in the air, he told Reuters news agency, and people began running away and screaming after hearing the noise.
"Everybody freaked out," he said.
Stragglers heading for the finish line were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts as the scene was locked down.
The Eastern Massachusetts branch of the Red Cross has set up a disaster response centre in the area.