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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.

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In line for #Obama appearance at Cathedral of the Holy Cross memorial service for marathon bombings. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIINvLSCUAAA6R1.jpg

by meganriesz via twitter 4/18/2013 10:59:59 AM
Waiting in line for free tickets to enter church services http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIIQXg-CYAAnPYu.jpg

by David L. Ryan via twitter 4/18/2013 11:05:15 AM
Daughters of Mary of Nazareth wait in line for free tickets having donuts for church services http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIIQ7neCEAAqdBi.jpg

by David L. Ryan via twitter 4/18/2013 11:05:18 AM
Air Force One has touched down in Boston, according to local TV.

by Scott Malone via twitter 4/18/2013 2:12:08 PM
Hundreds more being let into the #vigil with a new set of tickets, these ones yellow. Line still hundreds deep, stretches blocks.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/18/2013 2:14:18 PM
Bombing victim with crutches 2 seats ahead in front row of cathedral

by GlobeAndrewRyan via twitter 4/18/2013 2:17:38 PM
#BostonPolice on patrol at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross awaiting the arrival of the President. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII-0jZCAAExX0j.jpg

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/18/2013 2:24:37 PM
Mitt Romney and son Tagg just walked in to the cathedral. #boston http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII9uPuCQAEYzJJ.jpg

by Shushannah Walshe via twitter 4/18/2013 2:24:55 PM
Crowds have been about 3 deep across from Cathedral since around 10 am. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII-J1bCEAEH83v.jpg

by Johanna Kaiser via twitter 4/18/2013 2:25:43 PM
President Obama and his wife Michelle have arrived in the Cathedral.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 2:55:59 PM
They are sitting in the front row with Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife Diane.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 2:56:40 PM
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 2:57:16 PM
It is located in the South End of Boston and was dedicated in 1875. It is Gothic Revival style, constructed of Roxbury puddingstone with gray limestone trim.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 2:58:44 PM
The opening music is "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty." www.youtube.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 2:59:03 PM
Mayor Menino on altar with clergy http://twitpic.com/ck886y

by GlobeAndrewRyan via twitter 4/18/2013 3:00:19 PM
Rev. Liz Walker of Roxbury Presbyterian Church, former anchor for WBZ-TV, is giving the welcome and opening prayer.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:01:44 PM
Standing water creating water hazards for drivers http://bit.ly/YZNWQR

by qctdesk via twitter 4/18/2013 3:01:52 PM
River Drive closes in Bettendorf http://qctim.es/Z0nJSc

by Quad-City Times via twitter 4/18/2013 3:02:17 PM
Morrison declares flood emergency http://qctim.es/11CJUMR

by Quad-City Times via twitter 4/18/2013 3:02:18 PM
Rev. Walker: God is here, in the midst of this sacred gathering ... different faith ... strangers bound first by loss and pain ... we are gathered in community and through the blur of each other's tears ... we will rise in community.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:02:54 PM
Rev. Walker: This is how God works. Good morning.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:03:13 PM
Rev. Walker: God, help us find our way through the darkness. Help us hold each other now.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:03:57 PM
Rev. Walker: Lord, bless this brokenhearted city as she finds her balance, dusts herself off, and tilts her eyes back to the sky.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:04:37 PM
Rev. Walker: Let the people of God together say, "Amen".

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:04:57 PM
Rev Walker's words echoing off of the white walls at Stella's cafe, just down the street from the service. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJIQ_NCcAAeQEn.jpg

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/18/2013 3:05:49 PM
There now is a greeting from Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and Brookline.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:05:49 PM
Methodios: The Marathon was an event when we celebrated the values of freedom and democracy...it was on that day that evil reared its ugly head again.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:07:14 PM
Methodios: Bow our heads in solemn prayer for the repose of the souls of the three victims, and the countless victims who will bear wounds for the rest of their lives.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:08:13 PM
Methodios: For the doctors and nurses and other caregivers who helped and healed the wounded.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:08:41 PM
RT @Yamiche: Dozens of people at gathered in the gym of Cathedral High School watching the service on a projector. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJHtHoCUAAhkIT.jpg

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/18/2013 3:09:08 PM
Now there will be a reflection by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:09:13 PM
Menino stands to talk

by GlobeAndrewRyan via twitter 4/18/2013 3:09:51 PM
Menino: Good morning ... and it is a good morning because we are together.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:10:14 PM
RT @jrebosglobe: Mayor Menino stands at service, eschews wheelchair he has used since leaving hospital early.

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/18/2013 3:10:28 PM
Just think: Had this tragedy happened a year from now, Menino's familiar voice wouldn't be the one Bostonians are hearing now. #vigil

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/18/2013 3:10:51 PM
Menino: Since the clock struck that fateful hour, love has covered this resilient city. I have never loved it more than I do today. (The mayor got choked up when he said those words.)

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:11:06 PM
Menino: We love the fathers and the brothers who took shirts off their backs to stop the bleeding. The mothers and the sisters who cared for the injured.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:11:50 PM
Menino: The neighbors who opened their doors, who said, "What's mine is yours."

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:12:10 PM
RT @BostonDotCom: BOMBING UPDATE: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says authorities are looking for public's help in locatin ...

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/18/2013 3:13:15 PM
Menino praises police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, and nurses: We have never loved our people in uniform more.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:13:22 PM
Mayor Menino grimaces in pain, pushing himself out of a wheelchair to stand and speak, symbolizing Boston's resilience

by GlobeAndrewRyan via twitter 4/18/2013 3:13:25 PM
Menino: Say prayer after prayer for the victims still recovering in hospitals and homes.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:13:46 PM
Patrick: Thankful for the nurses and doctors and the surgeon who ran the Marathon and then kept on running to his operating room.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:57:45 PM
Patrick: Thankful for Mayor Menino, who started Monday morning frustrated he couldn't be at the finish line this time as he always is, then later that afternoon checked himself out of the hospital so he could help this city, our city, recover.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:58:27 PM
Patrick: I'm thankful for the lives of Krystle, Lingzi, and little Martin.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/18/2013 3:59:38 PM