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Live updates from the Boston Marathon explosions

Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.

3rd & 7 37yd

Red Sox player David Ortiz lets swear fly, but Federal Communications Commission lets it slide

by Boston.com 4/20/2013 11:17:38 PM
almost everyone I've talked to at #watertown vigil found out abt it through social media. Hundreds here now. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIVMC_fCcAEJT8U.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/20/2013 11:17:46 PM
Spontaneous national anthem just broke out at #watertown vigil.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/20/2013 11:18:15 PM
Yes: http://bo.st/ZEHj2h RT @universalhub @cleary18: Are the yellow "Boston we stand united" shirts that @celtics wore today for sale?

by BostonDotCom via twitter 4/20/2013 11:20:22 PM
Scenes from the Fenway tribute today - http://bo.st/ZaReRD

by BostonDotCom via twitter 4/20/2013 11:21:23 PM
Now a chant of "WA-TER-TOWN! WA-TER-TOWN!" #watertown vigil

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/20/2013 11:25:12 PM
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Two foreign nationals have been arrested on immigration violations in New Bedford, Mass., where police say the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have once lived. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the two were taken into custody by Homeland Security agents. But an ICE spokesman isn't saying if they're connected to the suspect.

by Ron Agrella, Editor 4/21/2013 2:01:56 AM
DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says the way people have reacted to the Boston Marathon bombings and Texas fertilizer plant explosion has been incredible. Biden told Michigan Democrats at a dinner tonight that a debt of gratitude is owed to authorities and regular citizens for their "resilience, heroism, commitment and love."

by Ron Agrella, Editor 4/21/2013 2:02:36 AM
Signing off for tonight. http://Boston.com has the latest, as always. Thanks again to new followers and everyone who tuned in. #sleep

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/21/2013 2:04:02 AM
From Boston.com readers' reactions submit page: "You have endured the "week from Hell" and have emerged stronger and greater. I love your town and have enjoyed all my visits; you guys are special..."

by Ron Agrella, Editor 4/21/2013 2:05:40 AM
This is the fullest account I've read so far of what happened over the past 48 hours: http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-string-of-events-involving-tsarnaev-brothers-unfolded/2013/04/19/629d19c6-a929-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html

by David Abel via twitter 4/21/2013 2:28:04 AM
BPD Commissioner Edward Davis says releasing photos was “turning point” in Marathon bomb probe http://bo.st/YCBQbO via @BostonDotCom

by BostonDotCom via twitter 4/21/2013 2:31:01 AM
UMass Dartmouth will reopen Sunday officially at 9 a.m., according to a press release issued by the campus.

by Ron Agrella, Editor 4/21/2013 2:55:32 AM
The Washington Post on how the bombing investigation evolved:
The work was painstaking and mind-numbing: One agent watched the same segment of video 400 times. The goal was to construct a timeline of images, following possible suspects as they moved along the sidewalks, building a narrative out of a random jumble of pictures from thousands of different phones and cameras.
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by Andrew Tran, BostonGlobe.com 4/21/2013 12:15:28 PM
Riveting story about Marathon first responders by @jrussglobe http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/20/bombsavior/QE8kIjEyj7XYF6Dje9QDsO/story.html

by JoannaWeiss via twitter 4/21/2013 12:33:53 PM
Thoughtful essay on the value of social media in a crisis: The disaster network http://b.globe.com/17PhDqc via @BostonGlobe

by bdinardo via twitter 4/21/2013 1:04:24 PM
'Watertown police said the name of the boat was the Slipaway II': FBI was warned of alleged bomber’s radical shift http://b.globe.com/17P6d5L

by bdinardo via twitter 4/21/2013 1:05:57 PM
Great @storify by @dkiesow at the Boston Globe about the #bostonmarathon "controlled explosion" farce: http://storify.com/dkiesow/the-controlled-explosion-farce

by journtoolbox via twitter 4/21/2013 1:08:21 PM
.@DevalPatrick on behavior of suspect: "There is evidence of some "normal student behavior" in days immediately after bombing" #MTP

by Meet The Press via twitter 4/21/2013 1:08:57 PM
"Run if you can, walk if you must, but finish for Boston." Inspirational banner. #vlm2013 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIYIw22CEAEbLVm.jpg

by gilberto82 via twitter 4/21/2013 1:14:57 PM
They always said it took 15 or 20 years of living here to feel like a real Bostonian. Or, this past week.

by Scott Kirsner via twitter 4/21/2013 1:18:08 PM
The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has reopened today. www.boston.com

by Andrew Tran, BostonGlobe.com edited by Ron Agrella, Editor 4/21/2013 2:49:47 PM
RT @jaclynf: This, too, is how we roll in Boston. MT @DanielAdams86: residents bringing food/gifts to #watertown police HQ: t.co…

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/21/2013 3:09:10 PM
MSP reports that the Copley exit ramp from the Mass Pike EB will open today at 3:00 p.m.

by MASS STATE POLICE via twitter 4/21/2013 3:10:48 PM
"Five Days in April" -- superb video from Scott Lapierre of the Globe's video team. http://bo.st/ZHdoW7

by Jen Peter via twitter 4/21/2013 3:13:37 PM
This is a Brookline Police Department (BPD) Officer. Apologies for confusion..Awesome job and photo!! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIYr33ECEAAS-xT.jpg

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/21/2013 3:35:46 PM
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino took a hard line this morning when asked about the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bomb attacks.

"I hope that the US Attorney takes him on the federal side and throws the book at him," Menino told ABC's "This Week" program. "These two individuals held this city hostage for five whole days."

Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, remains hospitalized in serious condition at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, where he was taken Friday once he was in police custody.

Read more: www.boston.com

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:11:45 PM
See the complete transcript of ABC "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos's interview with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino; Menino interview begins toward bottom of first page: abcnews.go.com

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:13:28 PM
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus reopened this morning, after being evacuated Friday. www.boston.com

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:16:53 PM
Reminder: Copley exit ramp from Mass. Pike will reopen at 3 p.m., per Mass. State Police tweet earlier today.

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:20:50 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators believe the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were likely planning other attacks based on the cache of weapons uncovered, the city’s police commissioner said Sunday.

Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS’ ‘‘Face the Nation’’ that authorities found an arsenal of homemade explosives after a gun battle between police and the suspects in the Boston suburb of Watertown early Friday.

‘‘We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene — the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had — that they were going to attack other individuals,’’ Davis said. ‘‘That’s my belief at this point.’’

Read more: www.boston.com

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:21:58 PM
Amazing 3 minute video from the helicopter over the boat before they caught Dzhokhar Tsarnaev http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k_ztMtty9fY

by rachelzarrell via twitter 4/21/2013 4:23:34 PM
The FBI says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition. Read the release: www.fbi.gov

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:26:42 PM
The crime scene around the Boston Marathon bombings may reopen soon. Read the story

by Boston.com 4/21/2013 4:27:55 PM
Lindsey Graham blames FBI for Boston bombing: ‘The ball was dropped’: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday dec... http://bit.ly/11A7gjC

by dbrunet2000 via twitter 4/21/2013 5:18:58 PM
Already seeing people wearing "Boston Strong" shirts. http://bit.ly/11Y4Yhc

by TWallack via twitter 4/21/2013 5:23:18 PM
Our latest.: Russia alerted US about Tamerlan Tsarnaev http://b.globe.com/17P6d5L via @BostonGlobe

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/21/2013 5:24:53 PM
@universalhub Elizabeth Warren is here http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIZA3mTCUAAZ_Qf.jpg

by sunflwer1975 via twitter 4/21/2013 5:25:15 PM
“Swearing profusely in the ambulance.” http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-boston-bombings-20130421,0,2725026,full.story Maybe @mayortommenino is just wrong. It happens.

by Dan Kennedy via twitter 4/21/2013 5:26:15 PM
Kyle Barron stepped out of his taxi from Logan International Airport just after 11 p.m. Friday. He had been away nearly a week, on business in London. From afar, he had watched as bombings and gunfire sundered his community and neighboring cities.

The worst part was Friday, when Barron was cut off from information, crossing the ocean on a plane as police hunted for one of the suspected bombers from Monday’s Boston Marathon.

“I didn’t have access to what was going on and I was nervous the whole flight,” the 23-year-old Cambridge resident said. “Anything could have happened in that eight hours.”

Read more: www.bostonglobe.com

by Sean Smyth, Boston Globe 4/21/2013 5:26:31 PM
Bewilderment and tears – many from children – filled St. Ann’s during the 10:30 family Mass where more than 500 people came to the brick-faced church to seek comfort from the terror of the past week and to pray for 8-year-old Martin Richard, his family and all the other killed, maimed or who sprang spontaneously to action last Monday.

“We weep for the last week,’’ Reverend Sean M. Connor told parishioners as the Mass began. During the homily, he cradled a young child in his arms, as he urged parishioners to learn love from the events of last week. “If we are not changed for the better ... then we’ve learned little or nothing.”

Read more: www.boston.com

by Sean Smyth, Boston Globe 4/21/2013 5:27:19 PM
O'Malley preaches forgiveness at Cathedral." Forgiveness does not mean we do not realize the heinousness of the crime." #prayforboston

by GlobeKMcCabe via twitter 4/21/2013 5:29:23 PM
One Fund, @mayortommenino and Gov. Patrick calling for moment of silence tomorrow at 2:50 p.m.

by Matt Pepin, Sports Editor via twitter 4/21/2013 5:31:08 PM
Theories of bros "acting alone" are consistent, not contrary, with their arsenal. A sophisticated plan = diversified. @BostonGlobe

by Juliette Kayyem via twitter 4/21/2013 5:32:24 PM
Free Hug Brigade on Boylston Street http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIZGadTCUAElAQq.jpg

by BostonTweet via twitter 4/21/2013 5:35:31 PM