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Breaking: Two Dead in Boston Marathon Explosion
More than 100 people injured near finish line in large annual event. Five Woodbridge runners participated in the event.
Two people are dead and more than 100 people were injured Monday in an explosion at the Boston Marathon, according to live reports from CNN.
The Patriot-Ledger is reporting two booms were heard from inside the Fairmount Copley Hotel near the finish line on Boylston Street. There are also reports of multiple serious injuries, but no word yet on whether those injured were spectators or runners.Â
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Here's a list of Woodbridge runners at the event Monday, according to the Boston Athletic Association website.
Name Early, Patrick Fontenot, Steven Gelncamp, Fred Levine, Matthew A. Sowell, Calvin C. IIIIf you're looking for family members in Boston or you have family members who might be looking for you, call 617-635-4500 or go to this Red Cross site: http://www.redcross.org/find-help or to this Google site: http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/
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