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Explosion during Boston Marathon (non-political discussion)

  • Mulva
    NY Post reporting at least 12 dead.
  • Midstate01
    gorocks99;1426006 wrote:Sounds like the police had a controlled explosion of a third device (see my post above). Could have been that.

    Yea saw that now. Good news.
  • karen lotz
    SportsAndLady;1426011 wrote:I'm in downtown Chicago and just now seeing all of this. Think its a good idea to head home the rest of the day or is it just a Boston thing?
    probably just Boston with it being Patriot's Day and having the Marathon going on. Lot of people in a relatively small area makes for an ideal target for these acts.
  • gorocks99
    Two dead, 22 injured is the latest report.
  • ptown_trojans_1
    Boston PD: 2 dead, 22 injuried, from CNN

    Worst case reports are usually wrong in this frantic time.
  • mcburg93
    Wow just sickening.
  • gorocks99
    Small, homemade bomb the preliminary cause: https://twitter.com/nbcnightlynews/status/323890213254479874
  • Midstate01
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  • Midstate01
    Guessing its all just to be extremely cautious but they just said the usaf will be flying jets over the city in case of air space violations.
  • dlazz
    Midstate01;1426022 wrote:Not that it has any connection but just a coincidence that this morning my wife was told for now she cant be more then 10 miles from her office. She's in intelligence and things are getting pretty intense. But thats literally all I know since she can't tell me anything. BUT I think its more geared towards things in N Korea. Not things happening stateside.

    Probably just a coincidence. This has wanna-be terrorist written all over it.
  • tk421
    Not to be insensitive, but great, now we can look forward to the TSA screening people at all public events.
  • Mohican00
    jesus.....that guy in the wheelchair pic. :(
  • Midstate01
    dlazz;1426025 wrote:Probably just a coincidence. This has wanna-be terrorist written all over it.

    For sure. Im pretty sure they only do intelligence im Afghanistan and pacific areas.
  • Midstate01
    Just saw a tweet that people from the newtown shooting were sitting in a vip area by the explosion. I can't get tweets to copy from tweetcaster for some reason.
    It was tweeted by timwilliamscbs
  • karen lotz
    Midstate01;1426029 wrote:Just saw a tweet that people from the newtown shooting were sitting in a vip area by the explosion. I can't get tweets to copy from tweetcaster for some reason.
    It was tweeted by timwilliamscbs
    26th mile was dedicated to those families...

    <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210);">@</s>TimWilliamsCBS: <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210);">#</s>BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.
  • gut
    dlazz;1426025 wrote:Probably just a coincidence. This has wanna-be terrorist written all over it.
    well thank God this is just the bungled work of an amateur...you gotta be kidding me
  • vball10set
    tk421;1426026 wrote:Not to be insensitive, but great, now we can look forward to the TSA screening people at all public events.
    I'm surpised we haven't had that up to this point, but you're spot on.
  • gut
    Midstate01;1426029 wrote:Just saw a tweet that people from the newtown shooting were sitting in a vip area by the explosion. I can't get tweets to copy from tweetcaster for some reason.
    It was tweeted by timwilliamscbs
    oh wow here we go...
  • SnotBubbles
    karen lotz;1426030 wrote:26th mile was dedicated to those families...

    <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210);">@</s>TimWilliamsCBS: <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210);">#</s>BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.
    You have got to be kidding me...

    What a terrible situation, all around.
  • gorocks99
    AP says they found two more devices; being dismantled.
  • gut
    SnotBubbles;1426034 wrote:You have got to be kidding me...

    What a terrible situation, all around.
    Probably just coincidence....although it did occur to me this could be the work of some NRA nut trying to make a horribly misguided point. But I don't know - haven't domestic terrorists typically targeted govt buildings?

    They said the secondary explosion is typical of overseas terrorist attacks where they try to do more damage by drawing responders in to the first blast before a second, bigger blast.
  • karen lotz
    &#8207;<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 187, 187);">@</s>AP<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">5m</small>
    BREAKING: Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled


    first statement by authorites coming up at 430
  • reclegend22
    vdubb96;1425989 wrote:Before I had heard of the explosions I noticed on Facebook a young man from Van Wert, Oh. finished 10th. Thats pretty cool. Hope it's not as bad as it seems.
    Also not that impressive considering some of the runners ahead of him had their legs blown off and did not get to finish the race. The kid from Van Wert realistically probably finished somewhere between 20 and 30. Hopefully the race officials will adjust the standings accordingly when the final body counts come out.
  • gut
    gorocks99;1426035 wrote:AP says they found two more devices; being dismantled.
    Will be interesting to know if those were live, malfunctioned, or simply planted to cause more alarm. Doesn't make sense to me why they would otherwise not have been set off.
  • FatHobbit
    gut;1426036 wrote:Probably just coincidence....although it did occur to me this could be the work of some ... nut trying to make a horribly misguided point.

    That was my first thought, but I didn't want to type it.
    gut;1426036 wrote:But I don't know - haven't domestic terrorists typically targeted govt buildings?
    And children.