Two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured more than 140 today. I just wanted to share a glimpse of how a few of our speakers reacted on Twitter.
Two separate explosions heard in Copley Square, one at finish line, one at hotel yards away. #BOSTONMARATHON
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
RT @amykctv5: This is sickening RT@newsbreaker: PHOTO: Moment of explosion at #BostonMarathon on CBS twitter.com/NewsBreaker/st…
— Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) April 15, 2013
Thoughts and prayers to everyone participating in/watching the Boston Marathon.
— Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) April 15, 2013
wow “@boston_to_a_t: Second explosion going off @ Coply Square. #marathonmonday @universalhub twitter.com/Boston_to_a_T/…”
— James Spann (@spann) April 15, 2013
You can check if any #BOSTONMARATHON runners finished the race and are accounted for here: bit.ly/ih71Kg
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
Hey Northeast: If you have time, tonight would be a good time to donate some blood. Where to go: bit.ly/17C4iB
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
Orgs & brands with marketing/promotional tweets scheduled for this afternoon, consider not sending out#BostonMarathon #bombing #respect
— Andrea Weckerle (@aweckerle) April 15, 2013
If any #runners are displaced and needs a place to stay in #Boston tonight, I have connections with space, email me.
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
At least 50 participants in the Boston Marathon are from Alabama… via @abc3340
— James Spann (@spann) April 15, 2013
Picture taken from the Boston Marathon stands by Barbara Burnett of Birmingham. Her husband was running in the race. twitter.com/spann/status/3…
— James Spann (@spann) April 15, 2013
Tragic. 🙁 RT @stevescottwcbs: REPORT: One of the two people killed in the Boston attack was eight-years old. From: @nbcnews
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
From chabadboston.org: If runners, or families need help, a hot drink, a place to daven, doors are open. #boston
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 15, 2013
Hold your families close. We are in scary times. #BostonMarathon
— Whitney Breaux (@wbreaux) April 15, 2013
Prayers to my Boston University family tonight, a #BU student was one of the ones critically injured in the bombing.
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 16, 2013
Parents: How do I explain these tragedies to my daughter when she’s old enough to ask? bit.ly/12hpkTs
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) April 16, 2013
Photo: Aaron Tang (CC)