Picture by John Tlumacki of The Boston Globe.

Three people were killed and 144 others were injured as two powerful explosions detonated in quick succession near the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston’s Back Bay section yesterday afternoon.

 

The dead included an 8-year-old boy, according to two law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation.

Boston Children’s Hospital reported that those treated there included a 9-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, a 12-year-old, and a 2-year-old.

 

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