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Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon [W:162, 896, 911]]

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This is tragic. My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by today's terrorist attack.
 
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Fisher said:
I am doing taxes not near a TV. Could someone give me a no BS bullet point account of what is known and how many might be killed or injured and what is known about the cause, please. Thank you.
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CNN currently reporting 2 dead, 28 injured. Third bomb (according to unconfirmed government source) was found in the city and detonated. There's going to be a briefing by the PD 4:30 eastern time -- just a few minutes.
 
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I sure hope it wasn't a bomb, and that there was some other cause. I read something that somebody claimed to have found a device, but the motivation for bombing the Boston Marathon is obscure indeed. On its face it seems more likely to be some kind of gas leak or other accident.
 
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Fisher said:
I am doing taxes not near a TV. Could someone give me a no BS bullet point account of what is known and how many might be killed or injured and what is known about the cause, please. Thank you.
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  • Boston Marathon
  • 2 explosions
  • about an hour or so ago
  • home made bombs
  • between 2-12 dead depending on source.
  • lots of wonded
  • People who don't matter falling over themselves to report details which will likely turn out to be incorrect, to more people who don't matter.
  • stock market down over 600 points.
 
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We don't know what happened here or who is responsible if it was a deliberate act - two separate explosions in separate locations - but it's clear that those in authority who were working daily to keep western societies safe were right when they said it was luck that such an attack hasn't happened in the past 12 years. We in free societies are always in danger from the acts of the mentally ill and mentally deranged and I include terrorists in that description.

God bless those who have been harmed - there are reports of several people losing a limb or multiple limbs and it sounds horrific.
 
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sangha said:
Yes, and making a political point is the important thing :screwy
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To some it's the ONLY thing ...

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and children who
wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at
an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders to reduce gun violence
 
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Jerry said:
  • People who don't matter falling over themselves to report details which will likely turn out to be incorrect, to more people who don't matter.
  • stock market down over 600 points.
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And yet, here you are.
 
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Jerry said:
That's basic counter-IED 101 right there.
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Using peoples compassion to cause maximum damgage.

Also they're apparently finding more bombs and are dismantling them.

This was obviously a co-ordinated attack.
 
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bubbabgone said:
To some it's the ONLY thing ...

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and children who
wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at
an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders to reduce gun violence
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OMG I was just cropping down that exact same pic for my next post.

Damn you!! :lol:
 
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2 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon.....

Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said.

One runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs.

About two hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

The Boston Marathon said that bombs caused the two explosions and that organizers were working with authorities to determine what happened. The Boston Police Department said two people were killed and 23 others injured.

A third explosion was heard about an hour after the first two after authorities warned spectators to expect a loud noise from a water cannon.

2 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon
 
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Sounds like this was a plot - two more bombs being reported found and being defused at this time.
 
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Fiddytree said:
Are you going to cry about the whole world when you're the one who is playing politics with a tragedy?
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Go to the top of the page and on the left hand side what two words do you see ?

I ruled out natural gas (sewer gas) because there would have been a huge crater.

Terrorist attacks are beyond being a tragedy, they are part of our society today. They are either criminal acts violence or acts of war, depending where you stand politically. The Clinton administration said Al Qaeda was not a national security issue but a law enforcement issue. I don't agree with the Democrats, it was their position that Al Qaeda was a law enforcement issue that allowed 9/11 to happen.

There are many in America who want America to become more like Europe. Bombings have become part of life in Europe. Remember the IRA ?

Come to think of it, the IRA has established it's technicals in Boston decades ago. They wouldn't do that would they, not in America ?
 
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I heard on the radio, a veteran talking (who was there), that because of all the low level injuries (legs mainly) it was indeed a bomb. Not a gas explosion. Something that was on the ground when it detonated.
 
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Fenton said:
Using peoples compassion to cause maximum damgage.

Also they're apparently finding more bombs and are dismantling them.

Thos was obviously a co-ordinated attack.
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Frankly I'm surprised that this is all that's happened since 9/11. I know that there have been many attempts, but this is the first successful attack in 12 years.
 
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TheNextEra said:
And yet, here you are.
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The stock market being held up with printed currency and falling like a rock as people sell off their overpriced assets and equities is no surprise.

The bombing is.
 
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MMC said:
2 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon.....

Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said.

One runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs.

About two hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

The Boston Marathon said that bombs caused the two explosions and that organizers were working with authorities to determine what happened. The Boston Police Department said two people were killed and 23 others injured.

A third explosion was heard about an hour after the first two after authorities warned spectators to expect a loud noise from a water cannon.

2 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon
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Good afternoon, MMC.

O.M.G.! Are we safe anywhere? :thumbdown:
 
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Jerry said:
Frankly I'm surprised that this is all that's happened since 9/11. I know that there have been many attempts, but this is the first successful attack in 12 years.
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True. Though let's point out that we don't know who did this yet.
 
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polgara said:
O.M.G.! Are we safe anywhere? :thumbdown:
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LMAO thanks for the laugh!

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FBI still has /b/ or I'd have pics to share
 
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How long before NK is responsible?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Just such a sad event.
 
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Sherman123 said:
True. Though let's point out that we don't know who did this yet.
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There's a police report out that a suspect is in custody.
 
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polgara said:
O.M.G.! Are we safe anywhere? :thumbdown:
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Paranoia isn't the answer, either.
 
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