2 dead including eight-year-old, 100 injured – Explosions at Boston Marathon

***UPDATE LIVE FEED: THIS IS A LIVE FEED and it will stay at the top:

***UPDATE THIRTEEN: Hollywood Life is reporting that injuries are up above 100 now with 2 dead, including an 8-yr-old girl:

The Boston Marathon bombings resulted in at least two people dead April 15, and nearly 100 injured. Among the deceased was one 8-year-old child, with eight more children in the hospital.

After the deadly April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, an 8-year-old child has been confirmed as one of the dead victims, according to CNN. Eight children were taken to the Boston Children’s Hospital following the explosion with conditions ranging from stable to serious.
Six Children Treated At Boston’s Children’s Hospital For Injuries

A spokesperson for Boston Children’s Hospital tells CNN that eight children are currently being treated at the children’s hospital, and injuries of the kids range from minor to serious. Some of the injured in the hospital include a 9-year-old girl, boys ages 7 and 12, and a 2-year-old with a head injury, according to CNN.

Of the two fatalities confirmed from the Boston Marathon explosions, one is an 8-year-old child.
Boston Marathon Bombing: Two Explosions Near The Finish Line

On April 15, two explosions shockingly went off in Copley Square in Boston, Mass., the location of the finish line of the Boston Marathon around 3 p.m. The race’s organizers and President Barack Obama confirmed the explosions were intentional, and more than 100 people have been confirmed injured.

***UPDATE TWELVE: Now CBS News is also reporting that a person being question is a Saudi national:

CBS News senior correspondent John Miller said there is “an individual in custody,” a Saudi national who was near the scene of the blast.

Miller said a civilian claims the person was acting suspiciously and chased him down and tackled him after the explosions.

The man is said to be cooperating with investigators and denies any involvement.

***UPDATE ELEVEN: CBS News reported earlier today that police have surveillance of a man putting bombs into trash cans:

We have one law enforcement official who has told us that there is a surveillance photo of someone, described as a male we believe, carrying what looked to be a couple of backpacks in the vicinity of where these explosions took place in the minutes prior to the explosions.

***UPDATE TEN: The president’s press conference addressing the bombing (h/t: Weekly Standard):

***UPDATE NINE: Video by the Boston Globe at the finish line of the marathon when bombs when went off.

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***UPDATE EIGHT: FOX NEWS CHANNEL CONFIRMS “that authorities in Boston are in fact guarding a person of interest who is currently in a hospital there. The person has sever burns. Our sources say that authorities have yet to determine whether he was a victim or a perpetrator.”

The New York Post is reporting that it is a Saudi national. Keep in mind this is an unconfirmed report:

Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned.

Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital.

It was not immediately clear why the man was hospitalized and whether he was injured in the attack or in his apprehension.

The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston.

In addition, Boston police have has surveillance video of someone bringing multiple backpacks to blast site, according to CBS News.

Police also confirmed that there was a third explosion, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It was not immediately clear how much damage was done or whether it was related to the bombings at the marathon finish line.

The library bombing occurred about 4:30 p.m. and more than a mile from the marathon.

A law enforcement source confirmed to The Post that 12 people were killed and nearly 50 were injured in today’s blast.

***UPDATE SEVEN: Here is the press conference with from the Boston Police Commissioner:

***UPDATE SIX: New York Post reports 12 dead, nearly 50 injured, suspect identified and being guarded in hospital:

A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold.

Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.

***UPDATE FIVE: CBS News reporting LIVE that they have been told officially by the Boston Police that at least 2 are dead and 22 have been wounded. – ALSO CONFIRMED at St. Louis Post Dispatch:

Boston police confirmed two people were killed and at least 22 injured in today’s explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon

***UPDATE FOUR: Kylie Atwood reporting to CBS News that the police found a third bomb under a set of bleachers on Boylston Street near where the other explosions went off. The police set that bomb off before it could hurt anyone.

***UPDATE THREE: Here’s a photo of the 2nd explosion via Dan Lampariello. I’ve zoomed it for a better view but you can click the photo to see the original:

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***UPDATE TWO: FOX NEWS is reporting at least three dead via a source, but apparently it is not been confirmed yet. They are also reporting that some may have had limbs amputated by the blast:

AT LEAST 3 DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS AT BOSTON MARATHON, SOURCE TELLS FOX NEWS

Multiple casualties are reported after at least two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Herald.

Witnesses reportedly heard booms that sounded like two claps of thunder near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel.

The explosions occurred just before 3 p.m. Video of the scene showed a number of emergency crews in the area tending to victims and blood on the ground near the finish line.

“I saw two explosions. The first one was beyond the finish line. I heard a loud bang and I saw smoke rising,” Boston Herald reporter Chris Cassidy, who was running in the marathon, told the newspaper. “I kept running and I heard behind me a loud bang. It looked like it was in a trash can or something…There are people who have been hit with debris, people with bloody foreheads.”

A photographer with Fox affiliate WFXT reported seeing a number of victims with lost limbs.

Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.

***UPDATE ONE: Here is a more detailed report of what happened from the LA Times:

Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.

Bloody spectators were being carried Monday to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as they ran back toward the course.

“There are a lot of people down,” said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.

About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

I’m just getting on this but we’ll be updating when we get more info:

DEVELOPING: The Boston Marathon headquarters has been locked down after two explosions were reported near the finish line, a spokesman told Reuters.

Witnesses reportedly heard two booms near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel that sounded like two claps of thunder.

The Associated Press says there are reports of injuries.

Here are some photos from Twitter:

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