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Shortly after addressing a grieving and shell-shocked nation, President Barack Obama revealed his plans to visit Boston and honor the victims of yesterday's horrific marathon bombings.

He will attend interfaith services on Thursday and speak at an event "dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in Monday’s bombing."

Earlier our Commander-in-Chief confirmed our worst suspicions — yesterday's bombings were indeed acts of terror. The government plans to coordinate its efforts and

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The Boston Marathon tragedy has left many in distress, 176 wounded and 3 dead, and with more details beginning to unravel, investigators now think that the bombs were 6-liter pressure cookers hidden in backpacks.

According to reports, one of the bombs contained metal and ball bearings, while another was jam packed with nails.

Law enforcement officials are saying that the explosives were dubbed as low, which means they traveled under 3,300 feet per second and were not strong enough to create a blast wave, but were strong enough to blast the ammo from long distance.

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As Americans stand together to keep everyone strong during the horrible Boston Marathon tragedy, our president Barack Obama is pushing forward, and is speaking out further on the horrific event.

Currently, no suspect has been found, but considering that there were bombs involved, Obama is stating that this attack was definitely an act of terrorism.

In the clip (above), Barack explains that he and his team are doing everything they can to get to the bottom of the attack and he also thanks everyone who was at the event for their acts of kindness.

Want more details on Obama's statement? Press play (above).

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The aftermath of the Boston Marathon tragedy is far from pretty.

Reports are now confirming a total of 3 people dead, which includes an 8-year-old boy, and over 150 people hospitalized with at least 17 in critical condition and 41 in serious condition. At least eight of the wounded individuals are children.

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Albert Pendleton, who was helping out at the race's medical tent said that the tragedy was "basically like the bomb took out he legs of everybody. It was horrific," and considering that ball bearings were removed from wounded patients, a terrorism export is suggesting that the bombs were created to explode before they reached their target.

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This is just sickening!!

As information continues flowing in about the unthinkably tragic events that occurred in Boston this afternoon, we're sad to report one of the two confirmed victims who died in today's explosion was an 8-year-old boy!

The Boston Globe is dispensing information on Twitter as quickly as it can — it reported

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Hmmm… this is inneresting!

Terry Crews played in the NFL for seven seasons, and while no one who plays professional football has ever come out as an openly gay man, the Everybody Hates Chris actor thinks that if someone did decide to speak up about who they truly are, it would be really hard on them.

The 44-year-old star said:

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