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.

[ClayDavis]

Public Info department of Boston PD tweeting JFK library appears to be fire related.

[MurderOfGoths]

This is so awful :(

[Isityouorme]

Just seen the photos of the man -suspect -on a roof near blast scene. Scary stuff. Hope this is it and it is just a inefficient by some nut job.

God bless all those involved.

[LtEveDallas]

It's rotten 5mad . A reaction to the upcoming elections of course. Something like 20 car bombs over the course of a few days. There will never be peace over there, I cannot see it in my lifetime.

What kind of world are we bringing our children up in?

[MurderOfGoths]

Just seen the news about Iraq :( So much loss today

[Talkinpeace]

trouble is that US Airport and other security is SO dire : paranoid and overt but hopeless ...

the only airport I've seen with no security checks on staff and arrivals and departures mixing and no security on leaving the building was on the eastern Seaboard.

[5madthings]

I have just read it join BBC news :( numerous car bombs and shootings of police.

My dad fought in the first gulf war, for what its worse now than it ever has been :(

And yes what works is this for our children, ds2 wants to join the army and whilst I would be incredibly proud of him, I find the prospect terrifying.

So much speculation on who has done this, I wonder if we ever know, will a terrorist group claim it to be their work?

[vivizone]

Sad state of affairs.

[BeyondIsBloodOfTheDragon]

Bloody awful :( so glad to see human kindness stories come out of this though, many more good people in the world than bad.


How to put this... Does anyone else have a niggly feeling that if its a lone nutjob, theres a possibility its the holiday thats relevant?

[Januarymadness]

I am watching cnn. They are being very careful not to jump to conclusions about who is responsible.

[Januarymadness]

It is good reporting actually. Eye witness reports and experts who arent whipping up speculation.

[morethanpotatoprints]

This is speculation as well, but before I knew it was a holiday today, I suggested to ds2 that I had a niggly feeling it was tourist related rather than Political.
It must be a good time for tourism as its the most famous marathon in the world, apparently.

Those poor innocent people, not just America but iraq as well. How do we tell our dc about the awful world we live in.

Its obviously going to be some time before we know exactly what happened and why.

[Januarymadness]

we grew up in a terrible world too. Bombings are peppered throughout my childhood memories. Our DC hopefully will grow up thinking there are some awful people in the world but there are many more good than bad. Look at all those people running to help.

[Wallison]

Re deaths in Iraq, no-one even knows how many people have died since the (illegal) invasion. Estimates range from the tens of thousands up to a million. And yet there is little to no media coverage .

[snice]

obama is adressing US now

[MiniTheMinx]

I wonder what he will have to say. Seems strange for it to have happened on Patriots day! surely this latest "terror attack" will erode more constitutional rights.

[snice]

CNN are reporting that one of the dead is an 8 yr old

[Gfofjourno]

It's an awful situation

[MiniTheMinx]

bloody awful

[MurderOfGoths]

I'm incredibly heartened to see all the people rushing to help, both at the marathon and online.

[AuntieStella]

The paramedic whose interview I mentioned upthread said there were children amongst the casualties (a term which can encompass both the injured and fatalities) but perhaps best to wait for official confirmation, both for numbers (rising?) and identities.

[Mimishimi]

It will officially be blamed on Iran and used as casus belli to start war with them.

Baron Nathan Rothschild :"Buy when there is blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own"

[MadameOvary]

Some runners kept on running to hospitals where they donated blood. What we can be sure of is Bostonians are a tough bunch, and will pull together in a great big "fuck you" to the divisive, destructive cowards who tried to ruin a great event.

[Thruaglassdarkly]

I suspect it's an all American bombing sadly....

[Thruaglassdarkly]

Obama is dividing the nation...America has not been this unstable for a long time. And I say that with regret as my husband and kids are American.