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Boston Marathon

Pics: Devastation at the finish line of the Boston marathon

The conclusion of the Boston Marathon was rocked by two explosions this afternoon which have left dozens injured and caused widespread devastation in the Massachusetts city.

PICTURES OF THE aftermath of the Boston marathon are emerging on Twitter and Facebook this evening:

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The apparent moment of the explosion. Picture broadcast by CBS News.

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An aerial view of the scene from EagleinBrighton

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ABC News tweeted this picture of entrants being stopped as news of the explosion filtered through

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Sep 4th 2011, 10:53 AM

….I do not know why! As with age THE REAL life begins! From 40 on – oh you get so much more aware around yourself, know much more what you want …. As a huge german actor once said: AGE IS A TRIUMPH MARCH INTO FREEDOM!!

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Sep 4th 2011, 12:49 PM

@Christine….just curious, who was that actor?

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Sep 4th 2011, 2:06 PM

My Mother “Turned heads in her time” now in her 74th year she is still an inspiration to her 4 daughters..13 grandchildren..6 great grandchildren….all hold “Annie” as our Fashion Guru..Love your article, and those who took part in the photos.

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Sep 4th 2011, 12:16 PM

Great article.

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Sep 4th 2011, 1:53 PM

I love the photos, great article great concept.

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Sep 4th 2011, 8:02 PM

I love it, sick of being classed as ‘passed it’, my mother at 86 still rocks, she’s really still in engaged with what’s happening.

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Sep 5th 2011, 8:52 AM

Loved the piece,great stories!

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Sep 4th 2011, 6:54 PM

Really enjoyed that – thank you.

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Sep 4th 2011, 2:02 PM

@ Gis: The actor is O.W. FIscher. A great charming actor who passed loads in life….. i loved him ;-)

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Sep 5th 2011, 10:29 AM

lovely article . great photos . i enjoyed the blog

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