- Boston marathon bombs were pressure cooker IEDs packed with ball-bearings: Devices that killed three, including eight-year-old boy waiting for his runner dad are used by terrorists in Afghanistan
- Pressure-cooker bombs were packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings
- Devices are frequently used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to Homeland Security
- An al-Qaeda magazine last year listed U.S. sporting events as one of 'the most important enemy targets'
- An eight-year-old boy and a 29-year-old woman were among the three killed in the attack
- 176 people injured, at least 17 of them in critical condition and 'a lot' of amputations have been performed
- Surgeons describe numerous severe injuries from 'pellets, shrapnel or nails from inside the bombs'
- Investigators do not know of motive for the bombs or who is behind them but are questioning 'many people'
- Obama vows to bring bombers to justice: 'The American people will not be terrorized'
The two bombs that killed three people and injured at least 176 at the Boston Marathon on Monday were made from six-litre pressure cookers crammed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings and stashed in black backpacks, police sources revealed.
The cruelly-designed bombs have 'frequently' been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to a 2010 Homeland Security Department pamphlet - hinting at the origins of the bombers behind the worst terrorist atrocity in the U.S. since 9/11.
When the devices exploded near the crowded Boston Marathon finish line around 2.50pm on Monday, victims suffered as many as 40 shrapnel wounds each and at least 10 people needed amputations. Witnesses described seeing body parts flying through the air and shoes that 'still had flesh in them'.
The bombs used to kill and maim are believed to have contained black powder or gunpowder as the explosive, and information on how to make such a bomb is available on the internet, experts said. The devices were then left at the scene to look like discarded property, CBS News reported.
Investigators have also found pieces of an electronic circuit board which could indicate a timer was used in the detonation.
Bomb: Images from a Homeland Security Department pamphlet shows a diagram for rudimentary improvised explosive devices using pressure cookers. Police sources have revealed that the device used in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday used pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and ball bearings
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The two bombs that killed three people and injured at least 176 at the Boston Marathon on Monday were made from six-litre pressure cookers crammed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings and stashed in black backpacks, police sources revealed.
The cruelly-designed bombs have 'frequently' been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to a 2010 Homeland Security Department pamphlet - hinting at the origins of the bombers behind the worst terrorist atrocity in the U.S. since 9/11.
When the devices exploded near the crowded Boston Marathon finish line around 2.50pm on Monday, victims suffered as many as 40 shrapnel wounds each and at least 10 people needed amputations. Witnesses described seeing body parts flying through the air and shoes that 'still had flesh in them'.
The bombs used to kill and maim are believed to have contained black powder or gunpowder as the explosive, and information on how to make such a bomb is available on the internet, experts said. The devices were then left at the scene to look like discarded property, CBS News reported.
Investigators have also found pieces of an electronic circuit board which could indicate a timer was used in the detonation.
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| Bomb: Images from a Homeland Security Department pamphlet shows a diagram for rudimentary improvised explosive devices using pressure cookers. Police sources have revealed that the device used in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday used pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and ball bearings |
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