Two people are dead and at least 23 are injured after multiple explosions shattered the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, according to a tweet from the Boston Police Department. A U.S. intelligence official says that two additional explosive devices were found at the marathon and are being dismantled.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned pilots that it had created a no-fly zone over the site of the explosions in Boston.
The agency said in a notice issued Monday about an hour after the explosions that a no-fly zone with a 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometre) radius has been created over 811 Boylston Street. The zone is limited to flights under 3,000 feet (914 metres) in altitude, which is lower than most airliners would fly except when taking off or landing.
The notice said the no-fly zone is effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice. Pilots planning flights were urged to call their local flight service station.
Boston’s Logan Airport tweeted on Monday that the FAA had issued a ground stop, halting any aircraft from departing from the airport, until further notice.
The airport tweeted at 5:45pm ET that flights were once again coming in and out of the airport.
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