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April 16, 2013 | | Patriot Day Attacks After being criticized Monday night for not alluding to terrorism while discussing the Boston Marathon bombings, President Obama inched closer in that direction in a press conference Tuesday afternoon, saying, "Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror." He invoked the word several other times, saying that the "FBI is investigating this as an act of terror" and asserting that "the American people refused to be terrorized." He did not provide any further details on who, specifically, was behind the attacks, instead reassuring that "we will find whoever harmed our citizens and bring them to justice." Low Grade Officials tell CBS News that the bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday were low-grade, improvised explosive devices containing nails and ball bearings. Doctors treating the wounded also report removing metal shrapnel, including BB pellets, from the victims. The bombs were made to look like discarded property, though it is still unknown whether they were placed in trash cans or on the sidewalk, officials say. CBS's Charlie Kaye also reports that one of the devices, found near a Starbucks, may have been in a metal pressure cooker. The bombing killed three people and injured 176. BOSTON MARATHON Some of the tragic details of the Boston Marathon attacks are starting to come out, including the death of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who came to watch his father run. According to a report by a Globe columnist, Richard walked out to the finish line to hug his dad, then returned to the sidewalk with his mom and sister when the bomb went off. He died, and his sister lost her leg. The mother was badly injured. Elsewhere on the finish line, two brothers watching the race each lost a leg. The photo to the left was posted on Facebook and has received an overwhelming response: more than 22,000 likes and 21,000 shares.
THE FALLEN The second victim in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing is reportedly 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, according to her hometown's website InsideMedford. Campbell was a native of Medford, Massachusetts and a 2001 Medford High School graduate. No other information is known at this time, and the identity of the third person killed in the blast is still unkown. Eight-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester, Massachusetts was also killed in the attack. Runner Jeff Bauman Jr., whose image after the accident circulated widely yesterday, is also thought to have undergone leg amputation surgery. | | 
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