Aftermath (Image via YouTube / Boston Globe)
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Looking down Boylston, you can see the smoke plumes from the first explosion and the fiery blast from the second. (Image via Twitter / @Boston_to_a_T)
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WARNING: The video above contains disturbing footage of the initial explosion and aftermath.
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Police worked quickly to tear down the barriers between the course and the victims. (Image via Twitter / @theoriginalwak)
Meanwhile, other cities went to lockdown mode. In New York, Times Square filled with police cruisers, and the president got on the phone to start coordinating some sort of response.For now, it feels like everybody is still in shock. As the hospital struggle with the load of dozens of victims — the latest casualty count hasI you live or run a business in #Boston near bombsite please open your wifi for people to use. Communications are important!
— Disaster Tech Lab (@DisasterTechLab) April 15, 2013
@adamclarkestes