Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.
A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured.
Reports are that there are 3 dead and about 144 injured (as of 10:38 PM Apr 15 PST).
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, a Saudi national, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.
AP – “Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled.”
Boston Herald has breaking news of a third explosion at JFK library
NY Times has a diagram of the explosions.
SOURCE – NY Post, AP, NY Times, Boston Herald
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