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

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An explosion has been reported in Boston, Massachusetts where thousands of runners are participating in the annual Boston Marathon.The Boston Marathon’s headquarters have reportedly put on locked down while authorities investigate the incident. Preliminary reports suggest two explosions occurred near the finish line of the 26.2-mile event shortly before 3 pm local time, and the Boston Globe is reporting multiple injuries at the scene.


Read more @: http://rt.com/usa/finish-line-marathon-boston-908/

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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

The marathon should be over by now, but do keep us updated.
 
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NBC has a report on the air now.
 
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Just saw this. Not sure on its validity...pulled it off twitter.
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

The marathon should be over by now, but do keep us updated.

Marathon last pretty much all day. Most of the runners should be finished, but people stay for a while.
 
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Bombing marathon runners? If so, how pathetic. Perhaps the target was Kenyan civilians.
 
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ps. rt is not mainstream media.
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

ps. rt is not mainstream media.

Yes it is: "Mainstream Media: A news service whose primary means of distribution is print, broadcast, or wire services. Local newspapers forced to switch to a digital format may aslo be placed here as well as AP stories reposted to the web free of additional commentary."
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

CNN reporting live showing some pix and video. Looks pretty bad.
 
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Yes it is: "Mainstream Media: A news service whose primary means of distribution is print, broadcast, or wire services. Local newspapers forced to switch to a digital format may aslo be placed here as well as AP stories reposted to the web free of additional commentary."

Hey, dude, it's been on my clock radio (am, espn) for a while. I'm just sayin' that (I think) rt doesn't qualify as msm.
 
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I was talking to my friend in Boston when it all went down. Scary stuff on a day that is pretty fun for Boston. At least the bombs weren't by Fenway during the game. A lot more people could have been hurt.
 
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another pointless act of violence.

best wishes, prayers, and good thoughts for those affected.
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

Hey, dude, it's been on my clock radio (am, espn) for a while. I'm just sayin' that (I think) rt doesn't qualify as msm.

Thanks for sharing your opinion source man.
 
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I was talking to my friend in Boston when it all went down. Scary stuff on a day that is pretty fun for Boston. At least the bombs weren't by Fenway during the game. A lot more people could have been hurt.

Still waiting to see if its a bomb, could of been a generator, or a gas line related incident.
 
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Thanks for sharing your opinion source man.

Blame my source boner, it has a mind of its own.
 
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I can not fathom what would bring someone to do something like this. I guess the only thing I can come up with is the number of people. What a horrible act.
 
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I can not fathom what would bring someone to do something like this. I guess the only thing I can come up with is the number of people. What a horrible act.

Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.
 
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Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.

I guess you could be right. Makes more sense than a terrorist attack.
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.

Scratch that. Just heard reports they have found more devices and are trying to get the bomb squad over there now. That is only a rumor I am hearing though. I did not see that on the news reports I am watching.
 
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Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.

You're right. It's good to wait to hear the rest of the story. CNN has reported it appeared to be coming from below - could have been a gas leak at the hotel that blew through the underground system.
 
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MSBNC reports that they still don't know what caused the explosion

I once had a manhole cover fly up right in front of me from an explosion in the sewer. When it came down it smashed the front end of a car bad.

The explosion (mine) was caused by an exposed wire shorting and igniting sewer gas, so this could be anything
 
Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon

Believe we should wait before playing the terrorist card.
 
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