Obama says Boston bombings an act of terror

AP –

United States President, Barack Obama, says Tuesday's deadly Boston Marathon bombings were an act of terrorism, but investigators do not know if they were carried out by an international or domestic organisation, or perhaps by a "malevolent individual".



In his second public statement in less than 24 hours since the explosions, the president said, "Clearly we are at the beginning of our investigation". He urged anyone with information relating to the events to contact authorities.



Obama said investigators "don't have a sense of motivation yet" as they begin to evaluate the attack in which three people were killed, including an 8-year-old-boy, and more than 170 were wounded.



Despite the loss of life and limb, Obama declared, "The American people refuse to be terrorised."



As he had on Monday, he said those responsible for the attacks would be brought to justice.



The president had avoided labeling the incident a terrorist attack when he stood at the same White House lectern shortly after the explosions, but lawmakers quickly said that's what it was.



White House officials had said the FBI was investigating the attack as a terror incident.



The bombs exploded on Monday afternoon near the finish line of the famed Boston Marathon, an annual 26 mile race through the neighborhoods of the city.



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