Runners talk about explosions that killed three at end of Boston Marathon
(16 Apr 2013) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Wide of police officers and vehicles, cordon tape in foreground 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Schlitt, Boston Marathon runner who finished shortly before explosion: "About four minutes after we crossed the finish line the bomb went off and if we had not, and we ran her qualifying time, we would have actually been right there at the bomb. We were literally about 200 yards (180 metres) from the bomb when it went off and it was really eerie." 3. Mid of flashing police vehicle lights 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cindy Hill, Boston Marathon runner who finished shortly before explosion: "We actually stopped for a second just to kind of collect ourselves, and then heard the bomb, looked behind us and saw lots of smoke. And there was a second one and we knew it was a bomb and everyone said 'run, you need to run,' and so basically everyone started running as much as they could." 5. Wide of police vehicles with flashing lights and officers on street 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Schlitt, Boston Marathon runner who finished shortly before explosion: "And that's when the ambulances started coming by. Maybe 10, 12 ambulances stared coming by. And the drivers did not look happy at all. They looked very upset. We couldn't see the patients in the back of the vans. But what we clearly could see was the fear and the terror in the eyes of the drivers." 7. Pan from sign outside Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, where some of the injured were taken to armed officers outside hospital entrance 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Terry Delaney, Boston Marathon participant: "Where the bomb hit, they were 10 and 15 deep. They were families, they were fans, cheering you right near the end, and it was really loud. It was deafeningly loud. And they were cheering like it was their job. And unfortunately, they're the people that got injured so badly." 9. Mid of armed soldiers alongside armoured vehicle outside hospital 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Terry Delaney, Boston Marathon participant: "I thought of all those people standing there who were cheering us. And that they were families, there were people with baby strollers pushing their little tiny kids." 11. Tracking shot of soldiers walking to armoured vehicle ++DAY SHOTS++ 12. Wide of soldiers riding on rear of armoured vehicle 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Cheryl Frazier, Boston Marathon participant: "My mother-in-law called when we were around mile 19 and let us know what happened, she was sitting in the bleachers when they went off. And we were asking some folks on the sides, some officials, they hadn't had word yet. And at 21 they stopped us. It was just this wall of yellow jackets." 14. Pan of yellow Boston Marathon bags behind barriers STORYLINE: Four people, who ran in the Boston Marathon, described the bloody devastation that followed after two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the famous race on Monday. The bombs killed at least three people and injured more than 140 and raised fears that extremists may have targeted the US again. New Jersey resident Cindy Hill was running the marathon, and crossed the finish line moments before the explosion. Hill says that she and her husband "saw lots of smoke. And there was a second one and we knew it was a bomb and everyone said run, you need to run." Hill's husband, Michael Schlitt, saw ambulances racing to scene as runners fled the chaos. As the FBI took charge of the investigation, authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
