Duckus Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 @TimWilliamsCBS: #BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion. I can't even imagine . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 BuzzFeed News @BuzzFeedNews 31sTwitter has suspended the fake Boston Marathon account Makes me sick that people would make fake accounts like that to get sympathy They did it with KEvin Ware too Despicable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Terrible and heart-wrenching. I tend to agree with those that are speculating lone wolf, or at least something below an AQ-type organization. As horrible as this is, and it's pretty damn horrible, it could have been much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister BBC, quoting Boston police trooper: "At least 25-30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing"4:28 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poman Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 My god. Thoughts and prayers. What a sad world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 The bombs occurred next a collection of world flags. Makes you wonder about "statement". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister You could tell that from the photos. Tomorrow is the VT shooting anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Sidenote: Brian Williams keeps saying it was right as the "Elite level marathoners" were finishing, but the clock on the photos and videos I keep seeing has a number like 4:06, It's always been my understanding that the elites finished nearer to 2:20, somewhere in that range. So perhaps the crowd was a little lighter than it was/would have been when the elite runners actually were finishing. Yes, The Elite Women start at 9.30 and the elite men (and Wave one) at 10.00. Waves 2 and 3, each with another 9,000 runners start at 10:20am and 10:40am. So all the elite fields will be done by around 12:30 or slightly after. I read that the bombs went off at 2:45pm and saw 4:09 on the clock. This looks like it was set up to coincide with the peak volume of finishers from the second and third waves, based on last year, when presumably most spectators would be in the vicinity. Start times: Elite Men & Wave One 10:00 a.m. 9,000 Wave Two 10:20 a.m. 9,000 Wave Three 10:40 a.m. 9,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 For those wondering...The McVeigh OKC bombing was APR-19th...not on the 15th. And Columbine was the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 NY post reporting 12 dead 50 wounded... I've only heard half as many wounded and two dead on CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Fox News reporting police have id'ed and are guarding a suspect at a hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I've only heard half as many wounded and two dead on CNN. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Fox News reporting police have id'ed and are guarding a suspect at a hospital. If true, good to hear. Those who perpetrated today's act must be brought to justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Literally just ambulances and sirens going off right now. A chorus of them. A few people I know were a block away when it happened. Looks like things are calming down but they recovered bombs, one of which was under the grand stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Alright, report corroborated @Ourand_SBJ: NY Post: "Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder how the suspect was injured. Did he/she stand too close to the blast that they planned? Doesn't make sense. I do hope that is the perp though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder how the suspect was injured.Did he/she stand too close to the blast that they planned? Doesn't make sense. I do hope that is the perp though. I was thinking the same exact thing. Seems very odd to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder how the suspect was injured.Did he/she stand too close to the blast that they planned? Doesn't make sense. I do hope that is the perp though. Conventional wisdom says "plant bombs run away", yet maybe they thought "if I get hit with a bit of it, I won't be a suspect". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I know (to varying degrees) a couple of dozen people running and spectating today. So far, most have checked in OK, but apparently much of the areas is on lock-down with bomb-sniffing dogs doing their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder how the suspect was injured.Did he/she stand too close to the blast that they planned? Doesn't make sense. I do hope that is the perp though. It's possible that it didn't quite play out as he/she planned. If it's accurate that they are finding unexploded bombs, then the ones that did explode may have gone off accidentally before the suspect was able to leave the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder how the suspect was injured.Did he/she stand too close to the blast that they planned? Doesn't make sense. I do hope that is the perp though. I wouldn't put a whole lot of faith in that. Just give it some time. It may or may not be true. The had the wrong guy in the ATL Olympics bombing at first so patience is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinss Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 well one good piece of news is that boston has like 7 level one trauma centers. my wife works In a hospital in boston and she said m.g.h is only one of several world class trauma centers in boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Conventional wisdom says "plant bombs run away", yet maybe they thought "if I get hit with a bit of it, I won't be a suspect". Just more speculation. Could be anything. An unsophisticated remote detonator that can't cut through the interference of all the extra broadcasting, phones, etc. you get at an event like this, so they have to get closer than anticipated. Or the timer doesn't work right and it goes off early. Who knows. I'm more curious about how they identified a suspect so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If it was an intended suicide bomb, they probably didn't intend to run away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 JFK Library 3rd target. THis clown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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