The Boston Marathon explosions: What we know so far [Updated]

Deadly blasts devastate the storied race, and details are rushing in fast and furious

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Two explosions on Boylston Street have reportedly left dozens of bystanders injured at the Boston Marathon on Monday. (Watch live news coverage here.) Bandwidth issues are clogging the telephone lines of attendees trying to reach loved ones. Here, a constantly updating guide to what we know so far:

10:35 p.m. EST: A building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is just across the Charles River from Boston in Cambridge, Mass., has been lit like the American flag. A picture of that can be seen here, via Twitter.

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