Boy aged EIGHT among AT LEAST three dead in Boston Marathon bombings that have left another 141 injured: Police hunt for man in black as badly burned 'suspect' is held in hospital

By BETH STEBNER, THOMAS DURANTE and JAMES NYE

This image shows the two separate explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon

Police confirmed that at least three people lost their lives in today's deadly Boston Marathon bomb attack - leaving behind a scene of carnage and bringing the specter of terrorism back to American soil.
The FBI, which has taken over the investigation into the outrage which has also injured 141 people announced that they were searching for a man they described as having dark skin, wearing black clothes and a black back-pack who tried to gain entry into a restricted area during the marathon.

Police officers with their guns drawn hear the second explosion down the street. The first explosion knocked down a runner at the finish line

It was also reported that he may have had a foreign accent.
And with the victims reportedly ranging from two-years-old to 63-years-old, hospitals across Boston have said that they were removing ball bearings from a large number of the 141 injured in the bomb blasts.

A second explosion goes off (rear) as a runner was blown to the ground by the first explosion

Initially counter-terrorism sources in the city believed that seven devices were planted across the city - but only two detonated.
However, a law-enforcement official said late on Monday evening that investigators now doubt those devices were bombs, but were in fact suspect packages

Runners continue to run towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line of the race

Earlier law enforcement in the city said that they found what they believed were five additional, undetonated explosive devices around the Boston area.
The additional devices were uncovered as police frantically inspected all suspicious packages, many left behind as runners and pedestrians rushed away from the scene in the aftermath of the blasts.

Members of the armed forces present at the Boston Marathon rush to help those stricken by the bomb attack today at the finish line

Each device or package was rendered inoperative or was being rendered safe according to officials - who said that the fast moving investigation meant that every suspicious device thought to be a bomb might not be.
This afternoon at least two people have been killed and up to 141 people have been injured as two bombs exploded almost simultaneously near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today.
It was revealed that an eight-year-old boy was one of the two people confirmed dead - after the twin detonations 12 seconds apart ripped through the cheering crowds lining Boston's streets at around 2.50 p.m.

Exact Moment: People react as an explosion goes off near the finish at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured



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