Boston Marathon Bombing News: Evil Never Leaves Us In Peace

City mourns bomb victims (BostonHerald)
Boston is in mourning today for three killed and at least 144 wounded in a “cowardly” bombing at the Boston Marathon, leaving the tragedy-wracked city scrambling for answers as to how a terrorist was able to plant two explosive ?devices on a busy stretch of Boylston Street at a high-security international event. “This cowardly act will not be taken in stride,” Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said. “We will turn over every rock to find those responsible.” The 2:50 p.m. double bombing shattered the bliss of the sun-splashed marathon, sending frantic runners and fans scrambling for cover and sending at least 144 to the hospital. There were at least three dead — including an 8-year-old — and 30 wounded “critically,” officials said last night.

Musicians Respond to Boston Marathon Bombing (Rollingstone)
Tragedy struck Massachusetts today, as simultaneous explosions disrupted the 177th running of the Boston Marathon. Of the 27,000 athletes participating in this year’s contest, at least two were reported dead and 73 more injured as of 7:00 PM on Monday, April 15. President Obama addressed the nation shortly after 6:30 PM, asking his fellow countrymen to “say a prayer for Boston” and adding “Michelle and I send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss.”

Marathon bombings could impact outdoor events (USAToday)
For the city, today’s tragic explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line could not have occurred at a worse time or place. Owing to the rich history and prominence of the annual race, there is no other time of the year when the city is more crowded with locals and visitors alike. Runners and spectators from across the country and around the world converge on the city every year for the celebrated Patriots Day race. And the explosions erupted at the race’s end when hundreds of runners were completing their 26-mile feat to the cheers of well-wishers. Whether the explosion was the work of an organized terrorist group or the action of amateurs seeking to create chaos and confusion, this calamity differs significantly from such crimes as the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attack. Earlier terrorist strikes were perpetrated when least expected — a routine day for all those caught by surprise.

Boston marathon blasts: Investigators get active leads (ZeeNews)
Investigators probing the twin Boston bombings that left three people dead have a number of active leads and have made “some good early progress in the forensics analysis”, a law enforcement official said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is taking the lead in investigating the double bombing that left at least 144 injured at the Boston Marathon finish line. A range of different agencies are involved in the hunt to find out who carried out the terrorist attack Monday afternoon in one of the oldest cities in the US and an international centre of higher education and medicine. Harvard University, the nation’s oldest, is located across the Charles river in Cambridge. Its business and medical schools are in Boston, the capital city of Massachusetts State.

Boston attack ‘easily’ one-man operation: Bomb experts (TimesOfIndia)
The bombing at the Boston Marathon that claimed at least three lives and injured over 140 others is likely a one-man operation and it was virtually impossible to prevent such attacks in a free country, US security experts warned on Tuesday. They said the bombs could easily have been hidden in a backpack, avoiding all suspicion among the thousands of spectators who flooded the Back Bay yesterday. Retired FBI bomb technician Kevin G Miles said the attack could “easily” have been the work of one person. “A one-man operation could easily do something like this,” Miles was quoted as saying by the Boston Herald.