commissioner davis take comments. as you know this whole community has been dealing with a horrific event today. two explosions on boylston street near the finish line of today s boston marathon. over 100 people were injured. some gravely. we re not ready yet to detail those injuries. there are local, state, federal law enforcement on scene. the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. as i mentioned, special agent in charge will speak to that in just a minute. this is an active investigation, particularly in the several blocks around boylston street, around that blast area. that is a crime scene. the national guard has secured that crime scene and is limiting access to it. so, that will affect not just this evening but the next day or two while the investigation continues.
community has been dealing with a horrific event today, two explosion on boylston street, near the finish line of today s boston marathon. over 100 people injured, some gravely. we are not ready yet to confirm the details of those injuries. there are federal, state and local law enforcement all on scene and coordinating very closely. the fbi has taken charge of the investigation, as i mentioned, special agent in charge, rick will speak to that in just a minute. this is an active investigation, particularly in the several blocks around boylston street, around that blast area. that is a crime scene. the national guard has secured that crime scene. and is limiting access to it. so that will affect not just this evening, but the next day or two while the investigation continues. a support center has been opened
the united states, as necessary, and investigate what happened. the american people will say a prayer for boston tonight, and michelle and i send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss. we don t yet have all the answers, but we do know that multiple people have been wounded, some gravely in explosions at the boston marathon. i ve spoken to fbi director muller and secretary of homeland secretary napolitano, and they are mobilizing the appropriate resources to respond. i ve updated leaders in both parties. we realize there are no republicans or democrats, we are americans united in concern for our fellow citizens. i have also spoken to governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every federal resource necessary to care for the victims and counsel the families, and above all i
events in boston. we re continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. i directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the united states as necessary and investigate what happened. the american people will say a prayer for boston tonight and michelle and i send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the days of this sinful loss. multiple people have been wounded, some gravely in explosions at the boston marathon. i ve spoken to fbi director muller and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they re mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and respond. i updated leaders of congress and both parties. there are no republicans or democrats, we are americans united in the united states.
people, increase security around the united states as necessary and investigate what happened. the american people will say a prayer for the people of boston tonight and michelle and i say our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss. we don t yet have all the answers. but we do know that multiple people have been wounded, some gravely, in explosions at the boston marathon. i ve spoken to fbi director muller and director of homeland security napolitano and they are investigating and responding. we have reaffirmed on days like this, there are no democrats or republicans. we are americans concerned for our citizens. i ve spoken with mayor menino and governor patrick to make sure that they have every