BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S..
Eighty-five runners in the Boston Marathon are from Nevada. Twenty-two are from Reno, eleven from Sparks and another 52 from eastern and southern Nevada.
Spark resident Frank Kight is one of those 130 people to recieve injures in the blast. He and his son-in-law, Scott and ex-wife, Marilyn were near the finish line hoping to watch his daughter Amy Blomquist complete the Boston Marathon.
The retired track coach and school counselor says he ducked when he first heard the explosion. He believed it to be a celebratory cannon blast, or perhaps a very loud fireworks display.
A few seconds later, he heard the second blast and dove for cover. That’s when he thought of his son-in-law and ex-wife, who were next to him at the time.
When he raised up to see where they were, that’s when he saw the carnage. He describes the chaotic scene as filled with blood and body parts.
As soon as medical personnel arrived, they started treating him and others. Both he and Marilyn recieved injuries to the leg, but since hers were more severe, she went to a different hospital than Frank — one which is under lockdown.
After being stitched up and released, Frank spoke to Marilyn by phone where she told him she was scheduled for surgery. Neither his daughter Amy or son-in-law Scott were hurt in the incident.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A person briefed on the Boston Marathon investigation says the explosives were in 6-liter pressure cookers and placed in black duffel bags. The explosives were placed on the ground and contained shards of metal, nails and ball bearings.
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