2 explosions at the finish line at the Boston Marathon.

[landofsoapandglory]

BBC have it as news at the moment.

Sky also have it.

One person dead according to Sky on the TV.

[Hulababy]

Clara - the possible, but unconfirmed device at a different hotel in on BBC. But I was referring to the reports of fatalities.

[ChippingInLovesSpring]

My thoughts go out to those involved :(

[Fargo86]

Just saw an animated picture of the explosion on twitter. Looks terrible.

[LadyMaryQuiteContrary]

US twitter contacts are saying the police have just detonated a third bomb.

[TheAccidentalExhibitionist]

Fuck, this is awful.

[Gales]

If it's terrorism, the timing was wrong, 3 hours after the winner crossed the line? For Boston you have to get a qualifying time to enter, so vast majority of runners would have finished and most of the TV coverage would have ended. I would think it would have more impact (which is what a terrorist would want) a couple of hours earlier. I know I may be clutching at straws....

[Asinine]

Best not to speculate, wish they wouldn't show graphic stuff, some relatives will see it before they have been told what has happened properly. Speculation will only make things worse.

[LagomOchLyckaSwede]

Those poor people to have been watching nd cheering or maybe running, pushing yourself to get to the line- and then to be injured, even killed, or just have to watch the explosions.munbelievable that people can do this to other people.

[Lucyellensmum95]

So sad :(

[spanky2]

Seeing the crowd during the explosion makes me think of watching the triathlon at Hyde Park with my dcs and a bomb killing us didn't even cross my mind. I just think it is so awful.

[AuntieStella]

The best sourced reports at present are saying only that there have been at least two explosions near the finish line (some 3 hours after front runners crossed the line) and that there are casualties.

It does sound as if some twats on twitter are plumbing new depths with what they think is appropriate to post at the early stages of a major event.

[Tee2072]

Just horrible.

There was no news to begin with because they quickly sequestered the Marathon Media attendees until they got the situation under control. That was on Twitter.

[Lucyellensmum95]

Gales i tend to agree with you - maybe its just a horrible accident :(

[TheAccidentalExhibitionist]

It looks as though it was mainly spectators as they were standing directly in front of it. Just terrible.

[DontmindifIdo]

I think it's terrifying, but speculating about who's done it and why when we don't really know what's happened yet is a bit much.

[redandwhitesprinkles]

My husband was at the hotel this time last week. Feeling lucky and sad all rolled into one. Hope not too many casualties.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Awful :( and very hard to comprehend.

[Tee2072]

Boston Police just Tweeted, 2 dead, 22 injured.

[QOD]

Awful. Sme of my friends ran Brighton yesterday and finished at 4 hrs, so it'll be the non professional normal folk who were coming in :(

[Hassled]

How awful - there are some right bastards out there.

And it feels like such an odd sort of target, too. Who'd want to target a marathon, FFS?

[QOD]

Makes me feel secure on the actual goodness of man you know watching the clips. People running straight into the blast zone to get trapped people out.
Actually making me cry
Some people duck and run, some people ran TOWARD it. Heros.

[Hulababy]

From BBC:

BREAKING NEWS Boston Police Department: two dead, 22 injured in two explosions near the marathon finish line.

[AuntieStella]

Tee - thanks for posting what's coming out from official sources.

The (limited, thank goodness) pix that SKY are showing make it clear there were still many runners on the course. A paramedic interviewed for a US channel and rebroadcast on SKY has referred to plural fatalities.

[Hulababy]

The explosions occurred 5 hours after the start time apparently. There will still be people on the course.

[FrubesOnTheCouch]

Bloody hell ! Not had news on all evening so just heard this now!