Twitter Breaks News of the Boston Marathon Explosions

Injuries reported, photos disseminated, Google launches Person Finder

Two blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon caused at least 23 injuries—six critical—and two confirmed deaths this afternoon—Twitter broke the story and Twitter continues to aggregate it with photos and briefs from the scene, while other news organizations prepare deeper reporting. Vine captured the scene here, too. 

Still, it was old media that new media turned to first: the Boston Globe's coverage was retweeted and reposted throughout the news world as reporters grappled with new information flooding in about the blast (one or two?) the scope of the injuries (gruesome reports from the scene) and the parties responsible (no leads as of this writing).

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