U.S. Justice Department directs resources to Boston blasts - Holder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder directed the full resources of the Justice Department to be deployed to investigate the two explosions on Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a department official said.

The Justice Department includes the FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, both of which are involved in the investigation, the official said.