Revelation 6:3-4 NCV When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace (prosperity, rest) from the earth and to make people kill each other (butcher, slaughter, to maim violently, in streets), and he was given a big sword (assassins sword, terrorist, loud, mighty, sore afraid).
Two dead in bomb blasts near finish line of Boston Marathon, Boston police say. Area hospitals say 28 injured.
Two explosions happened at about 2:50 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race’s nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line.
Third blast later reported at JFK Library about 5 miles away, police say. Not clear whether that blast is connected to first two.
Red Cross website established to help people find loved ones in the area
[Update, 4:58 p.m. ET] New details from Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis:
– A third explosion happened at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library “about a half-hour ago.” The library is about 5 miles southeast of the Boston Marathon finish line.
– Police don’t immediately know whether that explosion is related to the two near the Boston Marathon finish line.
– The two blasts near the finish line – along Boylston Street near Copley Square – “happened 50 to 100 yards apart.”
– “We’re recommending to people that they stay home … and that they don’r go anyplace and congregate in large crowds.”
– Relatives of people who may be missing in the area can call the mayor’s hotline at 617-635-4500.
Source: CNN – Police: Boston Marathon bombs kill 2, hurt more than 20
