Apr 18, 2013

According to reports, three are dead and at least 100 have been treated for injuries after two simultaneous explosions went off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

: Runners pray at an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled “Healing Our City,” and attended by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: President Barack Obama speaks at an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled “Healing Our City,” at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A Boston Red Sox cap is part of a makeshift memorial on the Boston Marathon route April 18, 2013 in Boston. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: A running shoe and US flag are part of a memorial on the Boston Marathon route on April 18, 2013 in Boston. Three people died when two bombs went off near the finish line during the April 15 running of the 2013 Boston Marathon. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: US President Barack Obama greets Boston Athletic Association volunteers in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. Obama is in Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks, as investigators study images of a suspect who may have planted the bombs. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

: Agents continue to search for evidence on the Boston Marathon route on April 18, 2013 in Boston. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: Musician Yo-Yo Ma performs during “Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service” dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

: A woman hugs a boy during a vigil for bomb victims outside the Cambridge City Hall, two days after multiple explosions at the Boston Marathon killed three and injured 176, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 17, 2013. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)

: A woman cries during a candlelight interfaith service at Arlington Street Church April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of two explosions that struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mourners in the Arlington Street Church gather for a candle light vigil April 16, 2013 in Boston. Several hundred people gathered to remember the victims of the bomb which exploded during the running of the Boston Marathon. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mourners in the Arlington Street Church gather for a candle light vigil April 16, 2013 in Boston. Several hundred people gathered to remember the victims of the bombing during the running of the Boston Marathon. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

: People embrace during a candlelight service at Arlington Church honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, at the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. The twin blasts on Monday killed three people including an 8-year-old boy and injured 176 others, some of whom were maimed by bombs packed with ball bearings and nails. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Benjamin McCormick looks into his candle during a vigil at Garvey Park in Dorchester, near the home of Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard, 8. (Michael Ivins/USA TODAY Sports)

: Twin sisters hold a candle while listening during the vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

: A woman cries while listening during the vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

: Mourners gather on the edge of the pond in the Boston Public Gardens for a candle light vigil April 16, 2013 in Boston. A few hundred people gathered to remember the victims of the bombs which exploded during the running of the Boston Marathon. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

: A girl holds up a U.S. flag during a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013 where eight-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard lived. A Little League baseball player, Martin lived in the blue Victorian house in working-class Dorchester – a Boston neighborhood dotted with “Kids at Play” traffic signs and budding trees – with his parents Bill and Denise, sister Jane, 7, and brother Henry, 10. Bill Richard told the world in an email on Tuesday that his son had been killed when bombs exploded at the marathon finish line. Martin’s mother and sister were seriously injured. (Brian Snyder/Reuters photo)

: Local residents attend a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013 where eight-year-old Boston Marathon explosion victim Martin Richard lived. A Little League baseball player, Martin lived in the blue Victorian house in working-class Dorchester – a Boston neighborhood dotted with “Kids at Play” traffic signs and budding trees – with his parents Bill and Denise, sister Jane, 7, and brother Henry, 10. Bill Richard told the world in an email on Tuesday that his son had been killed when bombs exploded at the marathon finish line. Martin’s mother and sister were seriously injured. (Brian Snyder/Reuters photo)

: People write messages on a memorial canvas during a vigil for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings at Boston Commons on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 140. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A message written on a banner seen during a vigil on the Boston Common on April 16, 2013 in Boston, in the aftermath of two explosions that struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15. Investigators said the range of suspects and motives in the grisly Boston bombings remained “wide open” as experts assessed remnants of the crude devices designed to inflict maximum suffering. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

: Flowers are left at a security gate near the scene of yesterday’s bombing attack at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: The unfinished meals of fleeing customers are left on tables at an outdoor restaurant near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Officials take crime scene photos a day after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

: Investigators survey the site of a bomb blast on Boylston Street a day after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. A pressure cooker stuffed with gunpowder and shrapnel caused at least one of the blasts at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 176 others in the worst attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001, law enforcement sources said on Tuesday. President Barack Obama called the two bombings on the marathon finish line an “act of terror” and police said parts of the center of Boston could be closed for days as they investigated the blasts that caused several people to lose limbs. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)

: A man carries flowers and flags to a memorial for victims blocks away from the scene of yesterday’s bombing attack at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A tube of Bengay, a pain relief medicine, lays nears flowers at a memorial site at Boylston and Arlington streets along the course of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013, a few blocks from where two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: A Boston police officer stands guard at a memorial site at Boylston and Arlington streets along the course of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013, a few blocks from where two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: Ned Beatty and Kimberley Beatty from San Diego comfort each other as they look down Boyston Street towards the finish area the day after a bombing near finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. (Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

: A member of the U.S. Army National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield stays vigilant as he stands guard at Grand Central Terminal in New York, April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror”. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Erika Brannock, left, her mother Carol Phillips Downing and her sister Nicole Gross. Erika and Nicole were cheering on their mother Carol at the Boston Marathon when one of two bombs exploded nearby injuring the two women. (Family photo)

: Nicole Gross (right) of Charlotte, NC, sits injured at the scene of the first explosion that went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

: Wounded spectators lie injured following an explosion at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. (MetroWest Daily News/Ken McGagh/Reuters)

: Military personnel adjust a sign at the intersection of Berkeley and Boylston Street the day after a bombing near finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. (Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

: A boy leans against a barricade on Boylston Street beside a makeshift memorial a day after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. A pressure cooker stuffed with gunpowder and shrapnel caused at least one of the blasts at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 176 others in the worst attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001, law enforcement sources said on Tuesday. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)

: Runners warming wraps are seen along Newbury street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Members of the Boston Marathon medical team embrace after treating victims of explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an “act of terror.” (Neal Hamberg/Reuters photo)

: A heavily armed Boston police officer stands guard in front of the Taj Hotel April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of two explosions that struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. A massive probe was underway Tuesday after two bombs struck the Boston Marathon, killing at least three and wounding more than 100. Monday’s blasts near the finishing line raised fears of a terrorist attack more than a decade after nearly 3,000 people were killed in suicide airliner strikes on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. US President Barack Obama went on national television to warn against “jumping to conclusions” but a senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said such an attack was “clearly an act of terror.” (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

: French soldiers patrol on April 16, 2013 in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. France on April 16 ordered police patrols to be stepped up after at least two people were killed and 23 others wounded in two explosions on April 15 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (Fred Dufour/Getty Images)

: Armed police officers secure the main entrance to Bringham and Women’s Hospital April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Many who were wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon were brought to Bringham and Women’s. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

: A member of the Boston Police S.W.A.T. team stands guard at a staging area located at the Boston Common at the Boston Marathon where several explosions rocked the event April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. At least two people were killed and 22 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. The streets were littered with debris and blood and paramedics raced off with stretchers as police locked down the area, witness said. TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. (John Mottern/Getty Images)

: An MP with the 747 checks an ID on Massachusetts Avenue on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Security is especially tight in the city of Boston after two explosions went off near the finish of the Marathon, killing three people and injuring at least 141 others. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

: Swat team members and special police units assemble in the Boston Common on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Security is especially tight in the city of Boston after two explosions went off near the finish of the Marathon, killing three people and injuring at least 141 others. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

: Fans take a moment of silence in honor of the Boston Marathon explosions before the NHL game between the Phoenix Coyotes and the San Jose Sharks at Jobing.com Arena on April 15, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. The Sharks defeated the Coyotes 4-0. ( Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

: Unclaimed finish line bags are viewed near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon, on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Three people are confirmed dead and at least 141 injured after the explosions went off near the finish line of the marathon yesterday. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Police and federal officials exit an apartment complex at 364 Ocean Avenue with a possible connection to the earlier expolsions during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Revere, Massachusetts. Three people are confirmed dead and at least 141 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. ( Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

: A U.S. flag flies at half staff on the U.S. Capitol April 15, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) has ordered to lower the flags after two people were confirmed dead and at least 100 injured after at least two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Race officials, police and runners react following two explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. (MetroWest Daily News/Ken McGagh/Reuters)

: A wounded spectator is cared for following an explosion at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. (MetroWest Daily News/Ken McGagh/Reuters)

: Wounded spectators lie injured following an explosion at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. (MetroWest Daily News/Ken McGagh/Reuters)

: Boston Marathon runners Lisa Kresky-Griffin and Tammy Snyder (L) embrace at the barricaded entrance at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Boston Marathon runner Megan Cloke pauses after leaving flowers on the door step of eight-year-old Martin Richard’s home in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. News reports say that Martin Richard was one of the victims of two explosions which hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday killing at least three people and injuring over 100 others. (Brian Snyder/Reuters photo)

: Officials survey the damage on Boylston Street a day after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: Alison Gardner lays flowers at the barricaded entrance at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Blood and debris are seen on the sidewalk along Boylston Street a day after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: Officials wrap crime scene tape around an area on Boylston Street a day after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: US Senator Elizabeth Warren (R),D-MA, speaks at a press conference with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (C) and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (L) April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of two explosions that struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. The number of casualties in a Monday’s bombings at the Boston marathon has risen to 176, police said Tuesday. Three people were killed. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

: Flowers are seen at the barricaded entrance at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: A woman weeps at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: People embrace at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: A Boston police officer stands near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A runner stands at a security gate near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A Boston police officer stands near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Unused thermal blankets for marathon participants are piled near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: The unfinished meals of fleeing customers are left on tables at an outdoor restaurant near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. ((Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A Boston police officer stands near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Phoenix, AZ, USA: Houston Rockets players observe a moment of silence in memory of the Boston Marathon bombings prior to the game against the Phoenix Suns at the US Airways Center. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)

: Cleveland, OH, USA; The Terminal Tower in Cleveland was lit red, white and blue during a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena to show support after the explosions at the Boston Marathon earlier in the day. Mandatory (David Richard/USA TODAY Sports)

: A woman talks on the phone after two explosions interrupted the running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: A commuter reads about the events in Boston on a subway train in New York, April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror”. (Carlo Allegri /Reuters photo)

: Members of the U.S. Army National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield patrol Grand Central Terminal in New York, April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror”. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: Miller, a Transit Police dog with the Massachusetts Transportation Authority Explosives Detection Unit, sniffs a bag at Back Bay Station as commuters enter the subway system a day after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror.” (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: An explosion at the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, witnesses said, injuring an unknown number of people on what is ordinarily a festive day in the city. (Courtesy of video by NBC/Reuters photo)

: An explosion at the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, witnesses said, injuring an unknown number of people on what is ordinarily a festive day in the city. (Courtesy of video by NBC/Reuters photo)

: Police officers with their guns drawn hear the second explosion down the street. The first explosion knocked down a runner at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)

: Runners continue to run towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line of the race in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. (Dan Lampariello/Reuters photo)

: Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald/MCT)

: A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

: Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald/MCT)

: An injured victim is carried from the scene of an explosion at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, witnesses said, injuring an unknown number of people on what is ordinarily a festive day in the city. (Kenshin Okubo/Reuters photo)

: A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

: A runner reacts near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

: Victims of the bomb blast during the Boston Marathon are assisted in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald/MCT)

: A runner embraces another woman near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

: Two blood stained feet of a man hangs outside an ambulance outside a medical tent located near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon after two bombs exploded on the marathon route on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

: A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

: A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

: People walk near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

: Staff stand outside a medical tent near the finish line of the Boston Marathon where several explosions rocked the event April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two explosions struck one of America’s top sporting events, killing at least two and wounding dozens as the Boston Marathon erupted in a maelstrom of blood, screams, smoke and panic. (John Mottern/AFP/Getty Images)

: Runner John Ounao crying when he finds friends after several explosions rocked the finish of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2013. At least two people were killed and 22 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. The streets were littered with debris and blood and paramedics raced off with stretchers as police locked down the area, witness said. TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. (John Mottern/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman talks on the phone after two explosions interrupted the running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: A member of the bomb squad investigates a suspicious item on the road near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

: A member of the bomb squad investigates a suspicious item on the road near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

: A Boston police officer yells at a pedestrian to evacuate the area after explosions rocked the finish area of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. At least two people were killed and 22 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. The streets were littered with debris and blood and paramedics raced off with stretchers as police locked down the area, witness said. TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. (John Mottern/AFP/Getty Images)

: Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald/MCT)

: A long line of ambulances wait in a staging area after explosions rocked the finish area of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. At least two people were killed and 22 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. The streets were littered with debris and blood and paramedics raced off with stretchers as police locked down the area, witness said. TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. (John Mottern/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman reacts after explosions rocked the finish area of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. At least two people were killed and 23 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. The streets were littered with debris and blood and paramedics raced off with stretchers as police locked down the area, witness said. TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. (John Mottern/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man in a bomb-disposal suit investigates the site of an explosion which went off on Boylston Street during the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons.(Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: Boston police officers patrol down Boylston Street near the scene of multiple explosions near the end of the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons. (Scott Eisen/Reuters photo)

: A woman comforts another, who appears to have suffered an injury to her hand, after explosions interrupted the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two people were killed and 23 others injured after two explosions struck the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, Boston police said. (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: A child is comforted after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: A woman is comforted by a man near a triage tent set up for the Boston Marathon after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: People comfort each other after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: A runner in a wheelchair is taken from a triage tent after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: A runner is escorted from the scene after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons.(Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: Members of the Boston Marathon medical team embrace after treating victims of explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an “act of terror.” (Neal Hamberg/Reuters photo)

: Volunteers organize participants for belongings for collection after two explosions interrupted the running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: Two women sit with their dog near the scene after two explosions interrupted the running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: A metro SWAT officer stands guard on Massachusetts Avenue near the scene of multiple bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the marathon on Monday, killing three people, and injuring more than 100 in what the a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror”. (Scott Eisen/Reuters photo)

: SWAT officers stand guard after two explosions interrupted the running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)

: Police SWAT officers assemble at Boston Common located about a mile from the Boston Marathon finish line where explosions occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. (Eric Twardzik/Reuters photo)

: A handcuffed suspect is surrounded by police officers following a search of the Boston Common area located about a mile from the Boston Marathon finish line where two explosions occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. Simultaneous explosions ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch the world famous race. The fate of the suspect was not immediately known. (Eric Twardzik/Reuters photo)

: A police officer with his K-9 companion keeps guard as a Long Island Rail Road train from New York City arrives at the station on April 15, 2013 in Hicksville, New York. According to reports, at least two people were killed and 28 injured in two blasts near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

: A policeman mans his post at New York’s Times Square after security was boosted following blasts that occured at the finish line of the Boston marathon, in New York, April, 15, 2013. At least two people were killed and 23 others wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

: A policeman mans his post at New York’s Times Square after security was boosted following blasts that occured at the finish line of the Boston marathon, in New York, April, 15, 2013. At least two people were killed and 23 others wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama, left, talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston, in the Oval Office of the White House, April 15, 2013 in Washinton, DC. Seated with the President are Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

: US President Barack Obama speaks on the Boston Marathon explosions on April 15, 2013 at the White House in Washington, DC. At least two people were killed and 23 wounded when two explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, sparking scenes of panic, police said. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, left, speaks to reporters alongside FBI Special Agent in Charge in Boston Richard DesLauriers during a news conference held to discuss the explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters photo)

: Miami Marlins players take a moment of silence before their game against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports)

: Ben Revere of the Philadelphia Phillies has a message on his glove for the tragedy in Boston during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 15, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. All uniformed team members are wearing jersey number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

President Obama vows U.S. will find perpetrators of bombings
Tim McLaughlin and Mark Felsenthal Reuters
1:02 p.m. EDT, April 18, 2013

BOSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that “we will find” whoever carried out the attack that killed three people as investigators search for two men seen on a video of the scene shortly before the blasts.

Obama said Americans would not be intimidated by the twin blasts, which also injured 176 people in a crowd of thousands at the finish line of the world-famous marathon on Monday.

“If they sought to intimidate us, to terrorize us, to shake us from those values … that define us as Americans, it should be pretty clear by now that they picked the wrong city to do it to. Not here in Boston,” Obama said at the memorial on Thursday.

While investigators have made no arrests yet, Obama said of the perpetrator or perpetrators of the attack, “We will find you and you will face justice.”

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano earlier on Thursday in Washington confirmed that the FBI was searching for people seen on a video taken near the finish line.

“There is some video that has raised the question of those that the FBI would like to speak with,” Napolitano said in Congressional testimony on Thursday. “I wouldn’t characterize them as suspects under the technical term. But we do need the public’s help in locating these individuals.”

The Boston bombings put Americans on edge and security was tightened in major cities across the United States. Mail sent to Obama and federal officials that authorities believed contained the deadly poison ricin, reminded Americans of anthrax mail attacks in the wake of the September 11, hijacked plane attacks nearly 12 years ago.

The memorial service took place a day after the FBI arrested a Mississippi man in connection with the letters. The FBI said there was no indication of a connection between the ricin letters and the Boston bomb attacks.

In a separate incident on Wednesday, an explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant killed as many as 15 people. Authorities do not yet know what caused the explosion.

Obama was also due to meet families of victims of the bombing and first responders while in Boston, a White House spokesman told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Cardinal Sean O’Malley also spoke at the service. Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney also attended.

CROWD OF HUNDREDS OUTSIDE CATHEDRAL

Hundreds of people crowded outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston’s South End, about a mile from the bombing site, where police officers stood outside their squad cars, listening to Obama over the radio.

“President Obama knows how important the city of Boston is to the nation and the world,” said 55-year-old John Snyder, who had joined the line before sunrise. “He is bringing his light to us for much-needed healing.”

Investigators believe the Boston bombs were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with shrapnel. Ten victims lost limbs, and emergency room doctors reported plucking nails and ball bearing from the wounded.

Police had considered making an appeal to the public for more information at a news conference on Wednesday, a U.S. government source said, but the FBI canceled it after a number of delays.

Boston Police and FBI officials said on Thursday that they had not determined whether they would publicly release more details of the investigation.

The bombs in Boston killed an 8-year-old boy, Martin Richard; a 29-year-old woman, Krystle Campbell; and a Boston University graduate student and Chinese citizen, Lu Lingzi.

Before his visit, Obama declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts, a move that makes federal funding available to the state as it copes with the aftermath of the bombing.

The crowded scene along the race course in central Boston on Monday was recorded by surveillance cameras and media outlets, providing investigators with significant video footage of the area before and after the two blasts.

Based on the shards of metal, fabric, wires and a battery recovered at the scene, the focus turned to whoever may have placed homemade bombs in pressure cooker pots and taken them in heavy black nylon bags to the finish line of the world-famous race.

Tens of thousands of people turn out to watch and run in the marathon, which comes on a state holiday and is one of New England’s best-attended sporting events.

“This is Boston, a city with courage, compassion and strength that knows no bounds,” said Menino, who was rolled to the podium in a wheelchair but stood for his remarks despite breaking a leg over the weekend. “We love the brave ones who felt the blast and still raced through the smoke with ringing in his ears … to answer cries of those in need.”

(Additional reporting by Deborah Charles, Mark Hosenball and Roberta Rampton in Washington; Writing by Scott Malone; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Lis Shumaker and Grant McCool)

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Apr 17, 2013 @ 01:37:48

How can a person do this it alters so many peoples life’s and terrifies others. Some of these people are young kids,I can’t believe this happened I’m praying hard for Boston.

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