Ben Atherton, ABC Updated April 16, 2013, 8:18 am
An explosion at the Boston Marathon near Coply Square
Two people have been killed and at least 23 injured after two explosions ripped through the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
TV footage showed streets littered with debris and blood, with paramedics carrying stretchers.
Boston Police said there were "simultaneous explosions" near the finish line. There are reports that more than 100 people have been injured.
Dozens of bloodied people have been taken from the scene on stretchers and in wheelchairs.
The explosions occurred as thousands of runners finished the marathon, with crowds watching and cheering, about three hours after the winners crossed the finish line.
Boston is in lockdown as police hunt for explosive devices and US president Barack Obama has vowed to bring those responsible for the blasts to justice.
DFAT says it is not aware of any Australians being hurt.
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8:12am: Obama says the full resources of the federal government will be made available and vows to track down those responsible for the explosions.
"We still do not know who did this, or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts.
"But, make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this, we will find out why they did this.
"Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice."
The president departs without taking any questions from reporters.
8:10am: Barack Obama is speaking now: He says security is being increased around the country.
"We don't yet have all the answers but we do know that multiple people have been wounded, some gravely, in explosions at the Boston Marathon."
8:07am: Shocked runners shortly after the blasts:
8:02am: Boston Police chief Ed Davis now says the incident at the JFK Library "was actually an incendiary device or fire" and police are not sure if there is a link to the marathon blasts.
He says reports that a suspect is in custody are "untrue".
A 15-block area around where the explosions happened will be sealed off for at least 24 hours.
The city is awash with runners and tourists and with many buildings in lockdown, many of them have no place to go to. Mobile phone networks have been closed down to prevent any remote detonations and the city's airport has been closed down.
If you see a runner, ask if you can help. Temp is dropping and a lot of out-of-towners have nowhere to go.
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7:46am: Barack Obama expected to make address from Oval Office in 15mins .. watch live on
-@joeobrien
7:43am: President Barack Obama has been briefed by his security chiefs about the investigation into the explosions.
A White House official said Mr Obama was told about the "active investigation and response to the incident in Boston" as well as the ongoing coordination with state and local officials.
7:39am: This Boston Globe video, shot on the finishing line, shows the moment of the first explosion. .
7:33am: Boston Police now says the explosion at the JFK Library appears to have been caused by a fire and was NOT related to the marathon explosions. Here's what it looks like.
7:25am: There were reportedly many families of the victims from the Sandy Hook school massacre in the crowd at the marathon:
The last mile in the Boston Marathon was dedicated to the Newtown families. Some parents of Newtown victims were seated in the VIP section.
- Mayor of Danbury, Connecticut Mark BoughtonÂ
Google Maps has set up a people finder for Boston:
If you have info about those in the or looking for someone,please visit the Person Finder to add data
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7:24am: Foreign Minister Bob Carr: "We're quickly trying to determine whether there are any Australians among those admitted to hospital."
7:15am: All Australia's Paralympians who were in Boston for the race are safe:
Terrible scenes at the Boston Marathon, but athletes & crew are safe. Huge relief but mixed with sadness for those affected.
- Australian Paralympic Committee
7:13am: No-fly zone imposed over parts of Boston:
Just about to take off from DC to Boston when pilot announces 1 hour delay. Unlikely to be weather related. Unlikely to be an hour, either
- ABC correspondent Ben Knight
7:11am: Boston Police say they are currently "stabilising situation and checking packages"
7:08am: BREAKING: The Boston Globe says more than 100 people have been injured. The official police figures are still 2 dead, 23 injured.
MARATHON EXPLOSIONS: Boston hospitals report more than 100 being treated after Marathon explosions.
- @BostonGlobe
7:07am: More video in now from the Boston Globe: 7:03am: ABC America vision of the first explosion. 7:01am: Boston airport has been closed down until further notice.
6:56am: Ed Davis says police don't have any new casualty figures.
"We don't have the number of casualties at this point in time. This is very early in this investigation. We wanted to get out here and give you as much information as we had.
Police are fanning out across the city in the hunt for explosive devices. They say every abandoned package or bag is being treated as suspicious.
Police have confirmed that there was a third explosion - a controlled detonation of a suspect package - near the finish line after the initial blasts.
6:51am: BREAKING: Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says "simultaneous explosions" occurred along the route of the Boston Marathon near the finish line on Boylston Street at 2:50pm local time.
"These explosions occured 50 to 100 yards apart and each scene resulted in multiple casualties."
He has confirmed a third explosion at the JFK Library.
"This is very much an ongoing event at this point in time.
"We are not certain that these incidents are related but we are treating them as if they are.
"We are recommending to people that they stay home, that if they're in hotels in the area, that they return to their rooms and that they don't go any place and congregate in large crowds."
6:49am: There is an air exclusion zone over Boston. Police are due to give a press conference soon.
6:40am: Paralympian Kurt Fearnley had already finished the marathon when the blast happened.
He says he was having dinner nearby and couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"These two big thunder claps hit and I thought 'Wait, it's a beautiful day outside, what's going on?'.
"We are overlooking one of the streets there for the main course, like a 100 (metres) of the finish and people started running by the front and then you started to get a bit worried." .
6:37am: It's unclear what's happening at the JFK Library: the Library itself has tweeted this:
Fire in building is out, appears to have started in the mechanical room of new building. All staff and visitors are accounted for and safe .
- @JFKLibrary
Investigators are investigating. Any tie to Boston Marathon explosions is pure speculation. More information as we receive it .
- @JFKLibrary
Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer is a board member at the library .
6:34am: BREAKING: Reuters is reporting another explosion at Boston's JFK Library, south of the CBD .
Boston police confirms another explosion at JFK Library
- @ReutersUS
6:32am: Australian Jeff Hunt, who finished in the top 15 along with Lee Troop, has spoken to ABC News Breakfast .
"I was in my hotel room when I [heard] what turned out to be an explosion which actually went off about quarter to 3, I think. I came through, we got ushered out. All the elite athletes were in the hotel when all this went off, and basically ended up having a Twitter explosion and seeing things going down and finding out that a couple of bombs have gone off and we're in lockdown .
"We're staying about 200, 300m from the finish line and the bombs went off about 200, 300m off the finish line, so just as the bulk of the 20,000 were coming through.Â
"[I] had finished, [was] going through the recovery, had come upstairs, had a shower and I heard it go off. I didn't think much thought of it. I thought that something big had dropped or fallen over or something like that. I've never heard an explosion at all in my life.Â
"New York I naturally - I thought it was something else. I mean, I wouldn't think that anyone wouldn't think that anyone would want to do something like that. I mean, I'm an optimist, and it was such a great day, everything was perfect and the whole city was in good spirits, everything was going really, really well, so that thought never ever entered my mind."
6:28am: US president Barack Obama has been told about the Boston blast. There are also reports of heightened security around the White House.
A White House official says the US President, Barack Obama, has been notified of the "incident in Boston."
- Shelley Lloyd
DFAT says Australia's Consulate-General in New York is making urgent enquiries to find out if any Australians have been hurt .
Dept of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman: "At this time we are not aware that there are any Australian victims" -
ABC reporter Simon Cullen
6:26am: Video showing the moment of the first explosion .
6:25am: Steve Moneghetti says all the Australians he knows at the marathon are OK .
Terrible tragedy at Boston Marathon. Aussies Troopy, Jeff Hunt, Deek, Tim Rowe and indigenous runner all ok . -
@steve_mona
6:21am: The Associated Press, citing an intelligence official, says two explosive devices have been found at the Boston Marathon .
MORE: US official: 2 more explosives found at Boston marathon -
@AP
6:15am: US media is reporting a small home-made bomb was the cause of at least one of the explosions. No official confirmation yet .
6:13am: Former Australian marathon champion Rob De Castella is in Boston and is trying to find a Darwin woman running in the event . Emma Cameron was competing in the marathon as part of the Indigenous Marathon Project . Mr De Castella believes Ms Cameron is OK because she was a long way from the finish line when the explosions happened .
6:07am: Boston Police have confirmed two deaths . Update 23 injuries 2 dead
- @Boston_Police
6:02am: Boston police have called in all their off-duty officers. There are no confirmed fatalities at this stage . CNN is reporting that 19 people are being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.
6:00am: The Boston Mayor's office says police have confirmed the explosion: Please avoid area of Copley Square to allow first responders to work .
- Mayor Thomas Menino's Office
US reporter Jackie Bruno is at the scene and says she and her cameraman felt the force of the explosion:
I saw people's legs blown off. Horrific.
Two explosions.
Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror . - Jackie Bruno Cook I talked to says he tied his apron around a woman's severed leg.
- Boston Globe reporter Michael Levenson
5:56am: Boston Globe reporter Steve Silva: "Blood everywhere, victims carried out on stretchers. I saw someone lose their leg, people are crying. You can follow on Twitter . The explosions took place about three times after the end of the marathon .
5:51am: There were two bombs that exploded near the finish line in today's Boston Marathon. We are working with law enforcement to understand what exactly has happened .
- @bostonmarathon
5:49am: Only thing confirmed at the moment re Boston is that there were two loud explosions at finish line of marathon and the scene is chaotic - ABC correspondent
@LisaMillar
5:46am: Trauma nurse with Mass. General Hosp. says there are possibly two fatalities and some victims with severed limbs .
- @KSATnews
5:40am: Eyewitness Mike Mitchell of Vancouver, Canada, said he was looking back at the finish line and saw a "massive explosion."
Smoke rose 15 metres in the air, Mitchell said. People began running and screaming after hearing the noise .
5:38am: New York Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne says police are deploying counter-terrorism vehicles around landmarks in Manhattan .
5:35am: US media is reporting that there were two explosions at the finish line: injured people are streaming into local hospitals; reporting multiple injuries .
The hotel that serves as the headquarters for the Marathon has been locked down .
5:32am: This map shows the scene of the explosion .
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