By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editori-in-Chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com

BOSTON, MA- At least three people are confirmed dead, including an 8-year-old boy, and at least 144 injured, 29 critically, following a terrorist attack with two high explosive bombs at the Boston Marathon. The first explosion hit at 2:50 pm today and a second explosion went off 12 seconds later, police said.

"Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this," said President Obama (pictured) during a press conference after the attack.  "Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full wait of justice."

One witness said the situation looked like Iraq in 2005 and 2006 with people with their limbs blown off, and "lots of smoke and lots of blood."

Police said that there were at least two bomb devices, and possibly a third.

Law enforcement authorities have said that there are a number of leads but no known culprits to date, though the FBI has taken the lead in the case.

The 60-something Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty (pictured) ran the marathon, though efforts to find out whether he was injured in the explosion were unsuccessful. (Editor's subsequent  note: Prosecutor  McGinty was a quarter of a mile to the finish line when the first bomb exploded in a back pack. He told reporters when he reached home at the Cleveland Hopkins Airport the following day that he was not hurt).

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