Were Bombs Full Of Ball-Bearings? Surgeons Pick Wicked Shrapnel Out Of Victims Who Have Lost Multiple Lower Limbs -- Daily Mail
* Unimaginable horror as victims with missing limbs are transported away
* At least two dead, six in critical condition and as many as 100 injured
* The race's medical tent has been turned into a morgue
* Doctor who ran to the scene: 'It was like a war zone'
* Reports of other suspicious packages across the city adds to the chaos
The Boston Marathon bombs may have been packed with ball bearings, which could explain why so many victims lost feet, calves and ankles in the horrific explosions, it was revealed Monday night.
Surgeons at hospitals across the city are reportedly pulling the vicious pieces of metal shrapnel - popular with makers of improvised explosive devices the world over - from the bodies of many of the 138 victims who were wounded in the twin blasts.
Horrifying photos and witness accounts from the tragedy revealed that many victims had one or both lower limbs blown off entirely.
At least 17 people are in critical condition and some are not expected to survive the night. Victims lost at least ten limbs in the blast.
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My Comment: Our prayers are with the victims and their family members who are suffering tonight.
Update: Boy aged EIGHT and 'woman in her twenties' among three dead in Boston Marathon bombings that have left another 144 injured with 17 critical: FBI and bomb squad surround apartment after following erratic driver as he sped past state police barracks -- Daily Mail