Terrorist act in Boston: 3 killed, over 140 injured (photo, video)
It is not clear whether there are Belarusians among the victims. Two Belarusian women were going to run the city marathon.
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Track and Field Athletics Federation has no information about Belarusians
Alena Makouskaya has managed to finish. No information about Zhanna Ivashchanka is available now.
“There is no official information now. We do not know anything at the moment. We are going to look for information and consider it. Phone later, please,” the Federation told Euroradio.
Information about Belarusian runners can be found on the official marathon website.
Makouskaya took the 741st position in her age group. There is no information about Zhanna Ivashchanka’s result. Maybe she did not run the marathon.
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Boston terrorist act: MFA has no information about injured Belarusians
The Belarusian Consulate is trying to find out whether Belarusians have been injured in the terrorist act in the USA.
MFA spokesman Andrei Savinyh has told it to BELTA. Our diplomats have contacted the American authorities and are studying the details of the case, he said.
The explosion occurred near the finish line of Boston marathon on April 15. It is one of the most prestigious races in the world. Another bomb went off in Boston Library later. There people including an 8-year-old child died and over 140 people were injured, Boston police reports.
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Police search private house in Boston suburbs
A search warrant has been served for the terrorist act investigation, mass media report.
The police have arrived in the Charles River district. FBI representatives are in the house. No information about the owner is available now, RBK notes.
The police looked for a black man. He had tried to enter the security area not long before the explosion.
The Saudi Arabian Embassy has already announced that the country has nothing to do with the blast and condemned the brutal terrorist act in Boston. By the way, the terrorists who attacked Washington and New York on September 11, 2001 were expatriate Saudi Arabians.
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Terrorist act in Boston: U.S. police look for black man
Boston police suspect him of the terrorist act.
A man tried to enter the top security area a few minutes before the explosion, witnesses say, RBK reports referring to CNN.
A man had a distinct accent. He was wearing a dark sweater and had a black backpack. Nobody has seen him after the blast.
The police have interrogated a Saudi Arabian injured in the explosion. But he is not a suspect, the police stress.
Two bombs exploded at the finish line of the world famous marathon in Boston. One more bomb went off in the library and two blasting assemblies were found in other districts of the city later.
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Belarusians ran Boston marathon
32-year-old Zhanna Ivashchanka and 33-year-old Alena Makouskaya ran a marathon in the city a few hours before the incident.
Makouskaya took the 741st position in her age group. There is no information about Zhanna Ivashchanka’s result. Maybe she did not run the marathon.
The blasts were registered a few hours after the marathon had ended. 3 people died, over 140 were injured.
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Two bombs exploded near the finish line of Boston marathon. One more bomb exploded in the library.
No information about victims has been provided, BBC reports. The videos show injured people being helped by emergency teams. The bombs exploded three hours after the winner had finished the marathon. Two people have died and at least 22 have been injured, Boston police reports.
A great explosion flash could be seen near the finish line, everything got covered with black smoke and people started panicking, Canadian marathon runner Mike Mitchell said. The runners who had not finished the marathon were redirected to other streets and the explosion site was encircled. The local Red Cross affiliate opened an emergency aid post there.
The annual Boston marathon is one of the biggest sport events of the kind in the United States. It attracts dozens of thousands viewers ever year. Russian citizens ran this marathon. There is no information about Belarusian runners, but you can see the state flag in some of the photos.
Photo: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
Photo: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
