波士顿事件的英语新闻稿

Three dead in US marathon bomb

BOSTON - Two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the

Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 141 in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs at the world's oldest and most prestigious race, authorities said.

A senior US intelligence official said two other explosive devices were found near the marathon finish line.

There was no word on the motive or who may have launched the attack, and authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

A victim is attended to at the scene of an explosion at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

The twin blasts at the race took place almost simultaneously and about 100 yards (meters) apart, tearing limbs off numerous people, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending smoke rising over the street.

As people wailed in agony, bloody spectators were carried to a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.

"They just started bringing people in in with no limbs," said Tim Davey, of Virginia. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to keep their children's eyes shielded from the gruesome scene.