Tweets re: 2 suspicious backpacks left nr Marathon finish line: “Our @NECN video shows a man being taken in custody at finish line wearing all black, black paint on face, and no shoes. @NECN”... “My colleague, .@AtwaterWCVB, reports the fire depart. has detained the suspect seen dropping 2 backpacks @ the Boston Public Library.” (Julie Loncich) Also via Ch 4 website: “WBZ-TV photographers on scene say they saw a person with the backpack screaming “Boston Strong” before police cleared everyone from the area.Witnesses say the person was barefoot, wearing a long black veil and was acting strange. It is unclear whether or not the person was taken into custody.”
boston.com:
>>Update, 7:56 p.m.: Transit police on-scene tell Boston.com that a shelter-in-place order is in effect for Boylston Street, and advise those nearby to stay away from windows.
Green Line service continues to bypass the Copley MBTA station