This is just terrible. The Boston Marathon was interrupted on Apr. 15 when two powerful explosions went off near the race’s finish line. Almost immediately, celebrities took to Twitter to voice their shock, concern, and prayers for all of the people in danger.
Two explosions devastatingly cut the Boston Marathon short on Apr. 15 when two explosions went off in Copley Square, the site of the race’s finish line. Reportedly, at least three people have died, and 60 people are wounded. Right away, celebrities took to Twitter to voice their prayers and ghastly shock.
Boston Marathon Explosion: Celebrities Tweet
Lindsey Lohan was one of the first celebs to tweet, sending out the message, “Sending prayers to everyone who was/is at the #bostonmarathon.”
Maria Menuonos, who is from Boston, tweeted, “Praying for everyone home in boston. Devatated at the news #bostonmarathon.”
Carson Daly tweeted, “Praying for those hurt at #bostonmarathon – so terrible. 2 explosions at Finnish line. News is all over it. So sad” and Joel McHale retweeted a message saying, “Prayers for all the victims of the explosion at the finish line. #bostonmarathon.”
Dane Cook, another Boston native, said, “My prayers with everyone in Boston right now after this atrocious act of violence!!”
Cyclist Lance Armstrong voiced his concern: “Just off the bike and getting the news from the Boston marathon. Thoughts & prayers go out to Dave M, his staff, all runners, and volunteers.”
NKOTB Tweets About Boston Marathon Explosion
The New Kids On The Block family particularly got a scare — band member Joey McIntyre was running the Boston Marathon and had finished running just five minutes before the explosions went off, according to his tweet: “There was an explosion by the finish line about 5 minutes after I finished- I’m ok but I’m sure there are many hurt.”
Donnie Wahlberg responded, tweeting, “Just heard that @joeymcintyre is ok! Thanks to everyone for tweeting! Scared for everyone else in Boston. #PrayerForBoston please” and Jonathan Knight tweeted, “I cant believe what I’m seeing on the news. I hope this turns out to be an accident and not an act of hate or terror. #BostonMarathon.”
This is an unbelievably scary situation, whether it was an accident or an act of terrorism. We’ll be updating you by the minute as we learn more.
– Andrew Gruttadaro
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