Laila Harre. Photo / File / Ross Setfor
Former New Zealand politician Laila Harre says there is an "eerie" feeling today on the streets of Boston near where she had crossed the finish line of the marathon minutes before the explosions that killed three people and injured many more.
"It's a very different scene from yesterday. It's now
empty blocks and it feels kind of eerie," Ms Harre told TV3's Firstline.
"At the time of the explosions the scene was incredibly calm where I was. We weren't in the immediate area of the explosions ... [and] people reacted really calmly.
"I didn't quite know what to do.
"I managed to find somebody who was heading in the same direction as me because public transport was closed down so I had to walk several kilometres to get back to where I was going."