Confirmed: 3 dead, at least 130 injured, 10 amputation victims.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Boston Police Comm. confirmed 3 dead, via Twitter
Twitter quotes several sources of the # injured.
and
Breaking: Officials found what they believe are five additional, undetonated explosive devices in Boston area.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022680858

[In_The_Wind]

1. That is horrible!

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. The poor people were trapped

between the buildings and those artificial barriers, the wood slat fences, so they were forced to bunch up instead of spreading and easily moving around.
The marathon used to be run with no spectator fences, and no one interferred with the race all that time.

[avaistheone1]

2. Just heard it on the news.

[Robb]

4. Small bombs, I'll bet we find.

Five pounds of gelignite in a backpack or a purse at ground level would have similar results. Did, in Belfast in the 70s.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. How did the bombs get past the police dogs, I wonder.

Unless all the dogs could only detect drugs and not bombs....
Luckily, not all bombs went off.

[Marrah_G]

7. The dogs aren't everywhere

There are hundreds of thousands in Boston on Patriots day with hardly anyone staying in one place.

[Ilsa]

6. Sounds like good evidence for

Investigating and finding the perpetrators.