tex Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1176589 NORMAN, Okla. Oct 1, 2005 — One person was killed in an explosion near a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday night in what authorities said appeared to be a suicide. The blast, in a traffic circle about 100 yards from Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, could be heard by some in the crowd of 84,000, but university President David Boren said no one inside the stadium was ever in danger. "We are apparently dealing with an individual suicide, which is under full investigation," Boren said in a statement. There was no information about the person who was killed, and no reports of any other injuries. A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. The area near the stadium was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs. Jaclyn Hull, an OU freshman who left the game shortly before the explosion, said she saw "a little bit of smoke, about as much as you would see coming up from a grill." Officers cordoned off an area west of the stadium after the explosion and nobody was allowed out of the stadium for about a half-hour after the blast, which occurred shortly before 8 p.m., about halftime of the Sooners' game against Kansas State. The game continued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Dirka, Dirka, Muhammed Jihad... I saw an article that had 5 others injured as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Dirka, Dirka, Muhammed Jihad... I saw an article that had 5 others injured as well. :rotflmao: Muhammed Dirka Dirka Jihad Dirka Dirka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 wow, well just now my roommate wakes me up to tell me there is a fire outside, Immediately look to see the townhouse cluster about 100 yards from me, one unit in flames. It was crazy. Looks like they contained it to one unit and stopped it Thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. That implies, to me, that this was supposed to be a bigger bomb, but it didn't all go off. This "suicide" thing may turn out to be incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Heres a link to blog with local reports and pictures...mostly speculation http://floppingaces.blogspot.com/2005/10/oklahoma-bombing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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